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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2019	May 02, 2018	Dec. 01, 2017	Aug. 21, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013
Selling, General and Administrative Expense, Total	$ 107,282	$ 96,710	$ 70,592
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total	5		2,858
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property			1,048
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	3,800	3,800	2,400
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	0	0	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 36,292	33,961
Pension Plan Prior Service Costs Amortization Term	20 years
Other Receivables	$ 1,083	1,744
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	3,727
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	1,346
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	2,380
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due, Total	$ 4,094
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	5.61%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 5,445
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Operating Lease, Liability, Total				$ 4,100
Operating Lease, Liability, Current				1,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent				3,100
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due, Total				$ 4,600
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent				5.74%
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset				$ 4,900
Prepaid Rent				$ (800)
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Largest [Member]
Other Receivables	$ 1,000	$ 1,600
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Five Largest [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	23.00%	20.00%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Total	$ 18,600	$ 12,800
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue Benchmark [Member] \| Five Largest [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	17.80%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue Benchmark [Member] \| Largest [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.10%
Uniforms and Related Products [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure	$ 18,800
Goodwill, Ending Balance	24,500
Promotional Products [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure	12,600
Goodwill, Ending Balance	11,800
HPI [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure									$ 4,700
BAMKO [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure								$ 8,900
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Goodwill, Ending Balance							$ 600
Public Identity [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure		500
Tangerine [Member]
Goodwill, Ending Balance						$ 4,169
Tangerine [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure		3,200
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Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	1,900	1,300
Goodwill, Ending Balance					$ 20,323
CID Resources [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure		14,200
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Selling, General and Administrative Expense, Total	$ 14,500	$ 14,000	$ 10,900
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Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest	99.00%