The amount of additional lender commitments for a line of credit facility.

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- Definition

The maximum aggregate capacity for a line of credit facility. Includes additional lender commitments.

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- Definition

The amount of the financial institution's obligation to pay the holder of the customer's draft which the financial institution has guaranteed (i.e., Banker's Acceptance).

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- Definition

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of cash collateral held for borrowed securities, for which the cash is restricted as to withdrawal or usage.

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- Definition

Period between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Note 11 - Notes Payable and Long-term Debt (Details Textual)	Jun. 11, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2026 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 12, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2026 CNY (¥)	Jun. 11, 2026 TWD ($)	Apr. 29, 2026 CNY (¥)	Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2026 TWD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2025 CNY (¥)	Dec. 19, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2025 CNY (¥)	Nov. 27, 2025 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2025 TWD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2025 CNY (¥)	Jun. 26, 2025 CNY (¥)	Jun. 23, 2025 CNY (¥)	Jun. 18, 2025 CNY (¥)	Jun. 12, 2025 CNY (¥)
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount								$ 106,500,000						$ 60,700,000
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities								6,900,000						$ 8,700,000
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)	1 year			5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 73,800,000			$ 34,900,000					¥ 500,000,000													¥ 250,000,000			¥ 82,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								21,100,000
Bank Acceptances Executed								9,500,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount								45,700,000
China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| CCB Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)					5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 22,700,000													¥ 250,000,000					¥ 162,260,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								14,700,000
Bank Acceptances Executed								20,200,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount								5,900,000
China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| NBCB Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)						5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 2,800,000											$ 7,100,000	¥ 50,000,000						¥ 20,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								700,000
Bank Acceptances Executed								4,300,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount								2,300,000
China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| CCB Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)							1 year
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 13,500,000																			¥ 96,800,000
China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Renewed CZB Credit Line [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity															$ 5,700,000	¥ 40,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								1,500,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount								1,500,000
Bank of China Ningbo Yinzhou Branch [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)		1 year
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 14,700,000									¥ 100,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								14,700,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount								0
BOK Financial [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| BOKF Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)			3 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 35,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit																					$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Lender Commitments			40,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Aggregate Capacity			$ 75,000,000
Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Prime World [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																			$ 3,100,000	$ 100,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								3,100,000
Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Prime World [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| US$2M Credit Line [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																			$ 2,000,000
First Commercial Bank [Member] \| Prime World [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| FCB Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity												$ 3,100,000	$ 100,000,000
Long-Term Line of Credit								$ 3,100,000
CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Prime World [Member] \| Credit Facility with CTBC Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Equipment Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										$ 180,000,000
CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Prime World [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Credit Facility with CTBC Bank Co., Ltd [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 8,800,000									$ 100,000,000