Note 12 - Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Principal		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Principal		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Bank loans:
Ravix Loan	$	6,000	$	5,847	$	5,936	$	—	$	—	$	—
2020 KWH Loan		21,186		20,870		20,815		25,700		25,303		25,893
Total bank loans		27,186		26,717		26,751		25,700		25,303		25,893
Notes payable:
Mortgage		161,998		168,730		182,128		166,106		173,696		194,158
Additional Mortgage		14,514		12,901		15,104		—		—		—
LA Mortgage		13,463		16,983		16,437		—		—		—
Flower Note		6,411		6,411		7,101		6,885		6,885		7,863
Net Lease Note		—		—		—		9,000		9,000		9,054
PPP		—		—		—		2,476		2,476		2,476
Total notes payable		196,386		205,025		220,770		184,467		192,057		213,551
Subordinated debt		90,500		60,973		60,973		90,500		50,928		50,928
Total	$	314,072	$	292,715	$	308,494	$	300,667	$	268,288	$	290,372

Schedule of Subordinated Borrowing [Table Text Block]

	Principal
Issuer	(in thousands)		Issue date	Interest	Redemption date
Kingsway CT Statutory Trust I	$	15,000	12/4/2002	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.00% payable quarterly	12/4/2032
Kingsway CT Statutory Trust II	$	17,500	5/15/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.10% payable quarterly	5/15/2033
Kingsway CT Statutory Trust III	$	20,000	10/29/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 3.95% payable quarterly	10/29/2033
Kingsway DE Statutory Trust III	$	15,000	5/22/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.20% payable quarterly	5/22/2033
Kingsway DE Statutory Trust IV	$	10,000	9/30/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 3.85% payable quarterly	9/30/2033
Kingsway DE Statutory Trust VI	$	13,000	12/16/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.00% payable quarterly	1/8/2034