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Note 7 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2022	Apr. 28, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 22, 2020
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total			$ 770		$ 840
The Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total							$ 1,400
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period			7.90%	3.10%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			8.00%
Debt Instrument Quarterly Payment Next Eight Years			$ 750
Debt Instrument, Quarterly Payment, Thereafter			1,000
Percentage of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow						50.00%
Debt Instrument, Current Maturities, Excess Cash Flow Sweep					$ 1,100
Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs		$ 200
Payments for Debt Fees	$ 200
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, State Floor Percentage					0.50%
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.25%
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, State Floor Percentage					1.00%
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| The ABR Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.50%
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| The ABR Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.00%
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			10,500
Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 32,973		$ 34,814
The SOFR Loan and Pricing Grid Credit Agreement [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.00%
The Lenders [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							25,000
The Lenders [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							10,000
The Lenders [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swingline Loan Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							10,000
The Lenders [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross							$ 40,000