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Note 14 - Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 14 – Income Taxes The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is $(9,625,000) (an effective income tax rate of 26.4%). The income tax provision and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were unfavorably impacted by adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits of $205,000. The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 resulted in an overall tax benefit due to an overall pre-tax book loss resulting from the unrealized loss of $60,392,000 for the market value decrease in our marketable equity securities portfolio. The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $7,392,000 (an effective income tax rate of 25.8%). The income tax provision and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were unfavorably impacted by adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits of $200,000 but was favorably impacted by a tax benefit of $228,000 relating to the exercise of stock options. Interest and penalties expense related to U.S. federal and state income tax returns are included within income tax expense. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016 (with certain state exceptions).

Note 14 - Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Note 14 – Income Taxes

The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is $(9,625,000) (an effective income tax rate of 26.4%). The income tax provision and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were unfavorably impacted by adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits of $205,000. The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 resulted in an overall tax benefit due to an overall pre-tax book loss resulting from the unrealized loss of $60,392,000 for the market value decrease in our marketable equity securities portfolio.

The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $7,392,000 (an effective income tax rate of 25.8%). The income tax provision and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were unfavorably impacted by adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits of $200,000 but was favorably impacted by a tax benefit of $228,000 relating to the exercise of stock options.

Interest and penalties expense related to U.S. federal and state income tax returns are included within income tax expense.

The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016 (with certain state exceptions).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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