Note 21 - Segmented Information - Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
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| Depreciation expense | $ 394 | $ 161 | $ 715 | $ 305 | ||||
| Total segment operating income | (109) | (1,126) | 376 | (1,840) | ||||
| Interest and investment income, net | 2,705 | 715 | 3,431 | 1,025 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses and other income not allocated to segments, net (b) | [1] | (4,067) | (2,887) | (6,499) | (5,815) | |||
| Interest expense | (1,381) | (1,265) | (2,792) | (2,495) | ||||
| Amortization and impairment of intangible assets | (2,428) | (1,845) | (4,780) | (3,611) | ||||
| Gain on disposal of subsidiary | 1,347 | 0 | 1,347 | 0 | ||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) | 342 | (3,296) | (1,973) | (6,652) | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 185 | (131) | 138 | (395) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | 157 | (3,165) | (2,111) | (6,257) | ||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | ||||||||
| Revenue | 39,442 | 30,919 | 78,401 | 59,268 | ||||
| Cost of services - salaries and benefits | 6,876 | 5,006 | 13,650 | 10,121 | ||||
| Cost of sales - claims | 6,756 | 6,805 | 13,086 | 12,715 | ||||
| Cost of services - commissions | 3,226 | 2,902 | 6,408 | 5,561 | ||||
| Cost of services - other | 5,462 | 3,195 | 10,800 | 5,708 | ||||
| Salaries and benefits | 6,780 | 6,406 | 14,687 | 12,216 | ||||
| Insurance expense | 932 | 705 | 1,885 | 1,373 | ||||
| Professional fees | 735 | 708 | 1,487 | 1,390 | ||||
| IT expense | 916 | 755 | 1,765 | 1,403 | ||||
| Depreciation expense | 384 | 152 | 696 | 287 | ||||
| Other segment items (a) | [2] | 3,209 | 2,299 | 6,617 | 4,250 | |||
| Total segment operating income | 4,166 | 1,986 | 7,320 | 4,244 | ||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Kingsway Search Xcelerator [Member] | ||||||||
| Revenue | 22,344 | 13,277 | 43,451 | 24,956 | ||||
| Cost of services - salaries and benefits | 6,871 | 5,003 | 13,638 | 10,113 | ||||
| Cost of sales - claims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cost of services - commissions | 0 | 0 | 0 | (93) | ||||
| Cost of services - other | 5,106 | 2,106 | 9,850 | 3,799 | ||||
| Salaries and benefits | 3,270 | 2,160 | 6,589 | 3,907 | ||||
| Insurance expense | 291 | 127 | 642 | 234 | ||||
| Professional fees | 467 | 348 | 883 | 684 | ||||
| IT expense | 492 | 420 | 950 | 756 | ||||
| Depreciation expense | 338 | 113 | 603 | 210 | ||||
| Other segment items (a) | [2] | 2,018 | 951 | 3,898 | 1,554 | |||
| Total segment operating income | 3,491 | 2,049 | 6,398 | 3,792 | ||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Extended Warranty Segment [Member] | ||||||||
| Revenue | 17,098 | 17,642 | 34,950 | 34,312 | ||||
| Cost of services - salaries and benefits | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Cost of sales - claims | 6,756 | 6,805 | 13,086 | 12,715 | ||||
| Cost of services - commissions | 3,226 | 2,902 | 6,408 | 5,654 | ||||
| Cost of services - other | 356 | 1,089 | 950 | 1,909 | ||||
| Salaries and benefits | 3,510 | 4,246 | 8,098 | 8,309 | ||||
| Insurance expense | 641 | 578 | 1,243 | 1,139 | ||||
| Professional fees | 268 | 360 | 604 | 706 | ||||
| IT expense | 424 | 335 | 815 | 647 | ||||
| Depreciation expense | 46 | 39 | 93 | 77 | ||||
| Other segment items (a) | [2] | 1,191 | 1,348 | 2,719 | 2,696 | |||
| Total segment operating income | $ 675 | $ (63) | $ 922 | $ 452 | ||||
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- Definition Represents the amount of amortization and impairment of intangible assets. No definition available.
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- Definition Cost of claims incurred and directly relating to sales. No definition available.
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- Definition Cost of commissions incurred and directly related goods produced and services rendered. No definition available.
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- Definition Cost directly related to goods produced and service rendered classified as other. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to general and administrative expenses and other revenue not allocated to segments, net. No definition available.
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- Definition Cost of labor directly related to good produced and service rendered. Includes, but is not limited to, payroll cost and equity-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The expense in the period incurred with respect to protection provided by insurance entities against risks other than risks associated with production (which are allocated to cost of sales). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations including portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of expenses incurred in the period for information technology and data processing products and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Income from agency and brokerage operations (includes sales of annuities and supplemental contracts); service charges, commissions, and fees from the sale of insurance and related services; and management fees from separate accounts, deferred annuities, and universal life products. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after accretion (amortization) of discount (premium), and investment expense, of interest income and dividend income on nonoperating securities. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of other expense (income) and loss (gain) calculated as difference between segment revenue and separately disclosed expense category to arrive at segment profit (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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