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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent							35.00%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability				$ 1,400,000
Gain on Adjusting Carrying Value of Equity Securities with No Readily Determinable Fair Value				$ 209,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member]
Gain on Adjusting Carrying Value of Equity Securities with No Readily Determinable Fair Value	$ 209,000
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount	$ 662,000
Retained Earnings [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Reclassification From Aoci to Retained Earnings							$ 94,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent						21.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Number of Major Customers		0		0