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Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

		Useful lives (in years)
Buildings			20 - 42
Land improvements			10
Machinery and equipment			2 - 20
Furniture and fixtures			3 - 7
Computer equipment and software			3 - 10
Leasehold improvements			The shorter of the life of the applicable lease or the useful life of the improvement
Transportation equipment			5

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

		Year ended December 31,
		2021				2020				2019
Beginning Balance, January 1		$	703			$	821			$	995
Warranty costs incurred			(826	)			(457	)			(1,261	)
Provision for warranty			386				339				1,087
Ending Balance, December 31		$	263			$	703			$	821

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