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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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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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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Number of shares used to settle grantee's tax withholding obligation for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount remaining authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Note 7 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023	Feb. 28, 2022	Jun. 30, 2026	Apr. 08, 2026	Jun. 17, 2025	Dec. 05, 2024	May 09, 2024	May 04, 2023	Jun. 01, 2022	Oct. 21, 2021
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 17.2
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 3 months 18 days
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			3 years
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)	169,656	147,970
Shares Issued Per Unit (in shares)	1.28	1.22
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation (in shares)	62,021	55,433
Share Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Issued In Period, Net of Tax Withholdings (in shares)	107,635	92,537
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 6.2
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			2 years 3 months 18 days
Career Shares [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount			$ 1.5
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			2 years 10 months 24 days
The 2021 Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 500.0	$ 500.0	$ 500.0	$ 500.0	$ 500.0	$ 500.0	$ 300.0
Share Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized, Amount			$ 551.1
The 2020 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			3 years
The 2020 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			0.33%
The 2020 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			0.33%
The 2020 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			0.33%