Note 7 - Acquisition-related Items - Composition of Acquisition-related Expense (Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Transaction costs	$ 14,148	$ 23,275
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (note 24)	(17,698)	3,700
Contingent consideration compensation expense (note 4)	50,646	50,169
Acquisition-related expense	$ 47,096	$ 77,144

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Represents information about the contingent consideration fair value adjustments.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related costs which have been expensed.

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-Topic 805
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