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Note 10 - Stock Based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended		141 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 20, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)		0		0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount		$ 0		$ 0
Regular Quarterly Retainer of Vested Restricted Stock		10,000
Monthly Meeting Fees Director Could Receive in Cash		800
Monthly Meeting Fees Director Could Receive in Vested Restricted Stock		1,000
Minimum Aggregate Value of Ownership Required for Board of Directors		250,000		250,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Acquired in Period (in shares)	40,753
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount		$ 910,000		$ 910,000	$ 797,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)		1 year 5 months 15 days
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense		$ 534,000	$ 504,000
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense		$ 531,000	$ 598,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)		16,370	21,697
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Cliff Vested [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Month)		36 months
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Vesting Each Year After Cliff Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%
The 2018 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)						675,000