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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Note 16 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)					12 Months Ended
Note 16 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2018	Oct. 01, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2017 USD ($)
Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 75,000,000
Maximum Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio			2			2.25
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio						1.2
Maximum Annual Capital Expenditures Requirement						$ 22,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Funded Share Repurchases Ceiling						$ 20,000,000
Maximum Ratio of Funded Share Repurchases to 12 Months Trailing EDITDA						1.5
Debt Instrument, Term			5 years
Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member] \| Total Loans Do Not Exceed 1.5 Times of Trailing 12 Months EBITDA [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Funded Share Repurchases Ceiling						$ 40,000,000
Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member] \| Non-revolving Facility C [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 40,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit						4,700,000	$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount												$ 40,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 140,000,000
Maximum Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio		3
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio		1.2
Maximum Annual Capital Expenditures Requirement		$ 32,800,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Funded Share Repurchases Ceiling		$ 20,000,000
Maximum Ratio of Funded Share Repurchases to 12 Months Trailing EDITDA		1.5
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member] \| Total Loans Do Not Exceed 1.5 Times of Trailing 12 Months EBITDA [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Funded Share Repurchases Ceiling		$ 40,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member] \| Debt to EBITDA is Greater Than or Equal to 2 [Member]
Maximum Threshold, Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio		2.25
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member] \| Non-revolving Facility C [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 35,000,000											$ 40,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member] \| Non-revolving Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		85,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 84,500,000
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada [Member]
Maximum Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio									2.25	2.5	2
eNom Incorporated [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 76,680,000
eNom Incorporated [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 83,500,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Estimated Price Adjusments					$ 6,800,000
Ting Virginia LLC [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 3,135,140			$ 357,492
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 3,500,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				70.00%
Ting Virginia LLC [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 2,000,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	20.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	10.00%