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Note 9 - Benefit Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2022	May 08, 2020	Apr. 28, 2014	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jul. 01, 2022	Apr. 27, 2022	May 07, 2020
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost				$ 0.4	$ 0.3	$ 1.0	$ 0.7
The 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Term (Year)			10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)			2,253,735
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)				423,268		423,268
The 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)		4,607,389								1,607,389
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares)		3,000,000
The 2020 Plan Amendment [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)	9,607,389								4,607,389
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares)	5,000,000
The 2020 Plan Amendment [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)								9,607,389