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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Note 15 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended
	Jan. 08, 2023	Feb. 24, 2022	Feb. 08, 2021	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 7,363,000	$ 5,399,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value				7,300,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value				$ 1,600,000	3,600,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)				0
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)				2 years 8 months 12 days
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount				$ 0
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount				46,100,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Fair Value				7,300,000	7,900,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				7,300,000	5,000,000.0
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 6,100,000	4,800,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)				2 years 8 months 12 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)				414,601
Market-based Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)				268,738
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount				$ 8,200,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Fair Value			$ 1,300,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense				$ 1,300,000	605,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)				1 year 6 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Awards			100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Historical Volatility Rate	78.00%	63.00%	68.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	4.40%	1.50%	0.10%
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate Period (Year)	2 years	2 years	2 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Fair Value				$ 6,500,000	6,700,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested				$ 666,000	$ 5,000,000.0
Market-based Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Awards	0.00%	0.00%
Market-based Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Awards	200.00%	200.00%
Market-based Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 6,800,000	$ 6,700,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	268,738	240,428	30,616