Note 15 - Acquisitions - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 01, 2021	May 03, 2021
Total identifiable intangible assets	$ 8,822
Sexton Acquisition [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Developed technology	$ 4,132
Sexton Acquisition [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)	5 years
Sexton Acquisition [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)	9 years
Sexton Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Developed technology	$ 2,276
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)	2 years
Sexton Acquisition [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Developed technology	$ 2,324
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)	11 years
Sexton Acquisition [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Developed technology	$ 90
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)	1 year
GCI Acquisition [Member]
Total identifiable intangible assets		$ 120,480
GCI Acquisition [Member] \| Indefinite In Process Research and Development [Member]
In-process research and development		67,440
GCI Acquisition [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Developed technology		$ 18,140
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)		6 years
GCI Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Developed technology		$ 7,020
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)		12 years
GCI Acquisition [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Developed technology		$ 26,640
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)		15 years
GCI Acquisition [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Developed technology		$ 1,240
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year)		4 years

Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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