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Note O - Income Taxes - Summary of Valuation of Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance	$ 69,680	$ 57,721	$ 43,462
Change charged to expense/(income)	8,755	14,196	13,822
Change charged to currency translation adjustment	(311)	(2,237)	437
Balance	$ 78,124	$ 69,680	$ 57,721

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- Definition

Represents the change charged to currency translation adjustment.

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- Definition

The portion of the valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing the change charged to expense income.

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- Definition

Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-2

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