Note 19 - Supplemental Disclosure for Statements of Cash Flows  | 
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2020  | |||
| Notes to Financial Statements | |||
| Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block] | 
 We paid interest aggregating  
$6,000  and $8,000  in 2020  and 2019,  respectively. In  February 2020,  the Company amended its existing office lease and recognized a right-of-use lease asset in exchange for a lease liability of $100,432.  On  January 1, 2019,  we adopted ASU 2016 -02,  Leases (Topic   which resulted in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities of approximately 842 ),$407,000 2020,  we issued 94,159  shares of our common stock valued at $172,000  to our employees as partial payment in lieu of cash for their 2019  bonuses. During 2020  and 2019,  we issued 32,651  and 8,128  shares of Common Stock, respectively, as matching contributions to our 401 (k) Plan which were valued at $40,000  and $20,000,  respectively. In  November 2020,  we prepaid $442,000  of insurance premiums through the issuance of a note payable to IPFS with an interest rate of 3.5%.  In  November 2019,  we prepaid $349,000  of insurance premiums through the issuance of a note payable to FIF with an interest rate of 5.0%.  During 2020,  411,000  Series OO warrants to purchase the Company's common stock were exercised on a cashless basis in exchange for issuance of 300,595  shares of Navidea Common Stock. During 2020,  the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $467,000  related to the BCF on 420,000  shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and 420,000  shares of Series C Preferred Stock were converted into 1,425,076  shares of Common Stock. Also during 2020,  the Company recorded a deemed dividend of approximately $197,000  related to the BCF on 17,750  shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and 17,750  shares of Series D Preferred Stock were converted into 827,280  shares of Common Stock. |