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Note 5 - Bank Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 5 - Bank Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Mar. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2021 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt, Gross								$ 85,213		$ 111,738
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total								$ 2,469		3,973
Leverage Ratio								2.05
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								4.00%
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net, Total								$ 26,500
Debt Instrument, Liquidity								32,100
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount								11,200
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total								$ 2,500	$ 2,100	$ 4,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt Service Coverage Ratio								1.49
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate								2.92%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross								$ 5,500
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt Service Coverage Ratio								1.25
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] \| Forecast [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total					$ 5,000		$ 10,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Forecast [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						4.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Post Amendment [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 85,000
Long-Term Debt, Gross								40,500
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt								44,700
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total			$ 5,500
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	4.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	5.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								120,000
Long-Term Line of Credit, Total								79,700
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Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount								$ 52,700
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Annual Capital Expenditures							$ 75,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument, Amount to be Converted	$ 35,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 85,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit, Total				$ 17,000
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Proceeds from Notes Payable, Total		$ 10,000
Notes Payable, Total											$ 10,000