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Note 15 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 08, 2017 | Aug. 04, 2017 | Jun. 07, 2017 | Nov. 08, 2016 | Jun. 13, 2016 | Nov. 03, 2015 | Nov. 05, 2014 | Apr. 02, 2014 | Feb. 11, 2014 | May 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2004 | Mar. 31, 2021
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7.7 |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 73 days |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Annual Forfeiture Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.10% | 10.30% | 9.66% |  |
Increase (Decrease) In Stock Based Compensation Expense Due To Forfeitures, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (89.30%) | 7.00% | 20.00% |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Dividends Growth Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Expected Dividend Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.60% |  |  |  |
Share Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 63.96 | $ 53.62 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Number |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 431,387 | 557,350 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38.9 | $ 18.0 |  |  |
Weighted Average [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58.82 | $ 43.99 |  |  |
2004 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
2004 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,750,000 |
2004 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
2004 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |
2004 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |
2004 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Non Employee Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 894,437 |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Financial Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24.57 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.78 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29.52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  | 30,000 |  |  |  | 45,000 | 52,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | $ 57.97 |  |  |  | $ 38.24 | $ 28.23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.88 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years 182 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Non Employee Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Chief Financial Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  | 1 year |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  | 7 years |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | $ 18.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  | 5 years |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | $ 13.67 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  | 23,200 |  | 1,080,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Exercise Price |  |  | $ 58.79 |  | $ 42.87 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 17.60 |  |  | $ 14.51 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Exercise Price |  |  |  | $ 47.46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 17.70 |  |  |  | 11.98 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Other Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  | $ 11.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Directors and Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 108,771 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Exercise Price | $ 63.35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | 62.90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 62.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Directors and Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 22,742 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | SARs and RSUs [Member] | Directors and Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | SARs and RSUs [Member] | Vesting After the First Year from the Grant Date [Member] | Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | SARs and RSUs [Member] | Vesting Each Year [Member] | Senior Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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