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Insurance Recovery | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Insurance Recovery [Abstract] |
Insurance Recovery | 24. Insurance Recovery The Company received insurance recovery proceeds of $8,965,000 in December 2019 for damaged equipment, incremental supply chain expenses and business interruption losses pertaining to the first quarter 2019 sulfonation equipment failure at the Company’s plant in Ecatepec, Mexico. The insurance recovery was recorded as reduction of cost of sales in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for business interruption insurance recoveries. Includes, but is not limited to, the nature of the event resulting in business interruption losses, amount of business interruption insurance recoveries recognized, and line item in the statement of income in which those recoveries are classified. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=114868818 + Details
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