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Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
                         
Income for the year before provision for income taxes
  $
24,074,768
    $
25,112,924
    $
17,942,957
 
Computed tax expense
   
8,185,420
     
8,538,245
     
6,100,605
 
                         
Increase (reduction) in income tax expense resulting from:
     
 
     
 
 
State income taxes
   
656,603
     
530,803
     
265,489
 
Effect of the decrease in Federal tax rate on deferred taxes
   
(10,036,080
)    
-
     
-
 
Valuation allowance on pre-2017 Foreign Tax Credits
   
1,275,937
     
-
     
-
 
Non-creditable 2017 Foreign Tax
   
2,903,400
     
-
     
-
 
Excess tax benefits on share-based compensation expense
   
(2,796,171
)    
-
     
-
 
Permanent differences
   
1,635,611
     
290,327
     
278,959
 
Others
   
(76,546
)    
(313,605
)    
(75,826
)
Provision for income taxes
  $
1,748,174
    $
9,045,770
    $
6,569,227
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
     
December 31,
201
7
   
December 31,
201
6
 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
:
               
Deferred tax assets
:
               
Deferred revenu
e
  $
7,573,276
    $
5,482,080
 
Foreign tax credit
s
   
1,275,937
     
1,275,937
 
Amortizatio
n
   
(1,936,615
)    
(2,184,944
)
Net operating losse
s
   
2,544,862
     
-
 
Accruals, including foreign exchange and othe
r
   
517,493
     
1,135,652
 
Sub-total Deferred tax asset
s
   
9,974,953
     
5,708,725
 
Valuation allowance
   
(1,275,937
)    
-
 
Total deferred tax asset
s
  $
8,699,016
    $
5,708,725
 
Deferred tax liabilities
:
                 
Prepaid registry fees and expense
s
  $
(18,051,222
)   $
-
 
Limited life intangible asset
s
   
(7,371,264
)    
(120,232
)
Indefinite life intangible asset
s
   
(3,110,208
)    
(4,706,960
)
Total deferred tax liability
  $
(28,532,694
)   $
(4,827,192
)
                     
Net deferred tax asset (liability
)
  $
(19,833,678
)   $
881,533
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 
December 31,
201
7
   
December 31,
201
6
 
Balance, beginning of year
  $
117,000
    $
117,000
 
Change in uncertain tax benefits
   
(102,000
)    
 
Balance, end of year
  $
15,000
    $
117,000