Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 85,266	$ 88,256	$ 252,456	$ 243,485
Cost of sales	56,489	59,582	168,400	161,725
Gross profit	28,777	28,674	84,056	81,760
Selling and administrative expenses	21,823	22,216	65,573	66,147
Amortization and earnout expenses	2,166	1,998	6,480	7,394
Loss on divestitures, net of selling costs		15,074	70	3,970
Restructuring expenses (income), net	729	(173)	968	(23)
Income (loss) from operations	4,059	(10,441)	10,965	4,272
Other (expense) income, net	(73)	592	95	(119)
Interest expense	(1,316)	(1,729)	(4,319)	(5,442)
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,670	(11,578)	6,741	(1,289)
Income tax expense (benefit)	739	1,337	(2,569)	6,764
Net income (loss)	$ 1,931	$ (12,915)	$ 9,310	$ (8,053)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$ 0.06	$ (0.37)	$ 0.27	$ (0.23)
Diluted	$ 0.05	$ (0.37)	$ 0.26	$ (0.23)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	35,070,449	34,779,125	34,944,056	34,681,262
Diluted	35,624,590	34,779,125	35,522,568	34,681,262

Restructuring expenses (income) net.

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- Definition

The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(a),(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116634182&loc=SL114868664-224227