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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Summary of Advertising and Promotional Costs and Cooperative Advertising Allowances | Advertising and promotional costs are generally expensed at first showing. Advertising and promotional costs and cooperative advertising allowances were as follows:
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
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Gross advertising and promotional costs |  | $ | 907 |  |  | $ | 1,330 |  |  | $ | 1,358 |
Cooperative advertising allowances |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | 196 |
Advertising and promotional costs, net of cooperative advertising allowances |  | $ | 818 |  |  | $ | 1,142 |  |  | $ | 1,162 |
Net sales |  | $ | 17,346 |  |  | $ | 24,560 |  |  | $ | 24,971 |
Advertising and promotional costs, net of cooperative advertising allowances, as a percent to net sales |  |  | 4.7 | % |  |  | 4.6 | % |  |  | 4.7 | %

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