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Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | Goodwill activity related to acquisitions is included in the table below:
| (Dollars in thousands)
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Beginning balance | $ | 20,079 |  |  | $ | 19,614 |
Impact of foreign exchange | 854 |  |  | (1,452 | )
Acquisition (1) | — |  |  | 2,086 |
Adjustment to prior year allocation (2) | (10 | ) |  | (169 | )
Ending balance | $ | 20,923 |  |  | $ | 20,079 |
(1) | The $2.1 million addition to goodwill in 2018 was due to the allocation of costs to acquire Screw Products.
(2) | The reduction of $0.2 million in 2018 resulted from an adjustment to goodwill created by the Bolt acquisition in 2017.

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