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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Property, Plant and Equipment | Property, plant and equipment, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet is comprised of the following components: ​
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​ | December 31,
​ | 2023 |  | 2022
Land | $ | 67,949 | ​ | $ | 71,446
Buildings |  | 445,041 | ​ |  | 447,098
Machinery and equipment |  | 939,316 | ​ |  | 916,870
​ |  | 1,452,306 | ​ |  | 1,435,414
Less accumulated depreciation |  | 876,990 | ​ |  | 890,543
Total | $ | 575,316 | ​ | $ | 544,871
Schedule of adopted accounting pronouncements | ​
Standard |  | Description
ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities-Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50), issued September 2022. | ​ | Requires disclosure about a company’s supplier finance program, including key terms, amount outstanding, assets pledged as applicable, and presentation on the balance sheet. Refer to Note 19 for the impacts on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Subtopic 805), issued October 2021. | Requires the acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Schedule of pending accounting pronouncements | ​
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Standard |  | Description
ASU No. 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements, issued October 2023 | ​ | Requires amending certain disclosure and presentation requirements for a variety of topics within the ASC. The effective date for each amended topic in the ASC is either the date on which the SEC’s removal of the related disclosure requirement from Regulation S-X or S-K becomes effective, or June 30, 2027, if the SEC has not removed the requirements by that date. Early adoption is prohibited.
ASU No. 2023-01, Leases-Common Control Arrangements (Topic 842), issued March 2023 | ​ | Requires a lessee in a common-control arrangement to amortize leasehold improvements that it owns over the improvements’ useful life, regardless of the lease term. The requirement of the ASU is effective January 1, 2024.
ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), issued November 2023. | ​ | Requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, including significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the title and position of the CODM, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment, and disclosures about segment profit or loss and assets on an annual and interim basis. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2024, and interim periods beginning January 1, 2025. Early adoption is permitted.
ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), issued December 2023. | ​ | Requires disclosure of specific categories in rate reconciliation and additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold, additional information about income taxes paid, and disclosure of disaggregated income tax information. The amendments are effective January 1, 2025 and early adoption is permitted.
ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities-Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50), issued September 2022. | ​ | Requires disclosure about a company’s supplier finance programs, including a period-over-period balance roll forward. This requirement of the ASU is effective January 1, 2024 and should be applied prospectively.
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