Note 18 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability			$ (15.1)
Suit Against HMS Holdings Related to the Acquisition of Allied Management Group [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 20.0	$ 20.0

Amount of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations attributable to an adjustment of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32639-109319

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