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Note 7 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
Note 7 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Aug. 15, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2021 USD ($)
Industrial Revenue Bond Member [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net			$ 1.0	$ 1.0	$ 1.1
Forward Interest Rate Hedge [Member]
Derivative, Term of Contract (Year)	2 years
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 75.0					$ 75.0
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	3.82%
ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 625.0
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 595.0
Letters of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 20.0
Maximum First In, Last Out Revolving Credit Facility								30.0
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Commitments, Maximum								$ 200.0
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Monetary		$ 30.0
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Revolver Commitments		10.00%
Balance Required for Compliance with Revolver Commitments			62.5	62.5
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Aggregate Borrowing Base		10.00%
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Aggregate Borrowing Base			$ 49.4	$ 49.4
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms EBITDA Ratio			1	1
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 254.0	$ 254.0
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.00%
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.25%
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.25%
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.75%