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Note 8 - Investments, Including Investments Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes Tables  
Investment [Table Text Block]
  

December 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 
         

U.S. Treasury notes held to maturity

 $19,195,228  $4,757,224 

Common stock warrants of Sky Harbour Group Corporation

  5,558,241   1,531,604 
         

Total

 $24,753,469  $6,288,828 
  

December 31,

 
         
  

2023

  

2022

 
         

U.S. Treasury securities held to maturity

 $-  $6,729,457 

Investments in special purpose entities

  64,697,093   - 

Preferred stock

  348,694   348,694 

Voting preferred stock of MyBundle TV Inc.

  3,000,000   - 

Voting common stock of CB&T Holding Corporation

  19,058,485   19,058,485 
         

Total

 $87,104,272  $26,136,636 
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Table Text Block]
      

Gross

     
      

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gain (Loss)

  

Value

 
             

Marketable equity securities, December 31, 2023

 $2,279,723  $(69,686) $2,210,037 
             

Marketable equity securities, December 31, 2022

 $9,665,100  $(896,162) $8,768,938 
Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
      

Gross

     
      

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gain (Loss)

  

Value

 
             

U.S. Treasury trading securities, December 31, 2023

 $47,162,564  $(49,905) $47,112,659 
             

U.S. Treasury trading securities, December 31, 2022

 $33,888,165  $(367,764) $33,520,401 
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Table Text Block]
  

December 31,

 
         
  

2023

  

2022

 
         

Beginning of year

 $118,218,389  $61,660,905 

Additional investments in unconsolidated affiliates

  19,500   45,094,500 

Distributions received

  (271,355)  (642,511)

Reclassification of marketable securities to investment in affiliate

  -   23,483 

Transfer of interest

  -   (625,498)

Gain on retained interest of deconsolidated affiliate

  -   10,010,090 

Reclassification to consolidated subsidiaries

  (15,832,981)  - 

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates

  (7,888,765)  2,697,420 
         

End of year

 $94,244,788  $118,218,389 
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]
  

December 31,

 
         
  

2023

  

2022

 
         

Revenue

 $14,925,054  $24,672,878 

Gross profit

  11,232,952   12,148,774 

Loss from continuing operations

  (17,414,314)  (18,539,589)

Net loss

 $(22,349,383) $(7,922,455)