Note 1 - Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Option Pricing Model Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Expected life of option grants (Year)	10 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 11.29	$ 14.68	$ 14.75
Employee Stock Option
Dividend yield	0.67%
Expected volatility	28.28%
Risk-free interest rate	2.90%
Expected life of option grants (Year)	6 years 3 months	6 years	6 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 11.29	$ 14.68	$ 14.75
Employee Stock Option \| Minimum
Dividend yield		0.45%	0.36%
Expected volatility		29.51%	29.64%
Risk-free interest rate		2.60%	2.50%
Employee Stock Option \| Maximum
Dividend yield		0.48%	0.47%
Expected volatility		29.59%	29.95%
Risk-free interest rate		2.94%	2.81%
Stock Purchase Grants [Member]
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 4.81	$ 6.63	$ 6.42
Stock Purchase Grants [Member] \| Minimum
Dividend yield	0.69%	0.37%	0.37%
Expected volatility	20.15%	20.90%	19.80%
Risk-free interest rate	2.02%	1.59%	0.67%
Expected life of option grants (Year)	3 months	3 months	3 months
Stock Purchase Grants [Member] \| Maximum
Dividend yield	0.75%	0.51%	0.42%
Expected volatility	21.06%	21.40%	19.86%
Risk-free interest rate	2.46%	2.22%	1.18%
Expected life of option grants (Year)	6 months	6 months	6 months

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 estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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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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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Expected term of 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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