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Note 5 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
Note 5 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Apr. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 146,925			$ 180,150
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total			$ 6,729			6,512
Leverage Ratio			2.46
Debt Service Coverage Ratio			1.44
Proceeds from Notes Payable, Total			$ 10,000	$ 0
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate			2.92%
Derivative, Variable Interest Rate			6.42%
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item			$ 130,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Unhedged Amount			4.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Swap Rate [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			3.50%
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Annual Capital Expenditures		$ 30,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio for Dividends		2.0
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net, Total			$ (33,000)
Long-term Debt, Gross			147,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount			47,400
Debt Instrument, Liquidity			52,700
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total		$ 1,900	6,700		$ 7,900	$ 6,500
Debt Instrument, Unhedged Portion			$ 17,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
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Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor		0.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.75%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		4.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Through December 31, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio		1.05
Credit Agreement [Member] \| After December 31, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio		1.25
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 77,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			120,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total			70,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount			53,000
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Proceeds from Notes Payable, Total	$ 10,000
Notes Payable, Total			$ 10,000