The number of shares in each unit.

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The number of units sold during period, each consisting of approximately 0.077 shares of the Company's common stock, a Series A warrant to purchase approximately 0.077 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $13.00 per share (the "Series A Warrants"), and a Series B warrant to purchase approximately 0.058 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $13.00 per share (the "Series B Warrants," together with the Series A Warrants, the "Warrants"), at an offering price of $1.00 per Unit.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which each warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, each warrant may be converted into two shares.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

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Per share or per unit amount of equity securities issued.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Note 4 - Fair Value (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2019	Apr. 28, 2017 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability \| $			$ 502	$ (11,647)	$ 1,770	$ (9,689)
Number of Units Sold (in shares)		24,900,000
Number of Shares in Each Unit (in shares)		0.077
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.00
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants \| $			$ (63)	(614)	$ 206	(3,036)
Reverse Stock Split [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	13
Series A Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in shares)		0.077
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 13.00
Series B Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in shares)		0.058
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 13.00	$ 0.35		$ 0.35
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants \| $			$ 100	$ 600	$ 200	$ 3,000