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Subsequent Event (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
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Subsequent Events [Text Block] | Subsequent Event On July 26, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Newberry County, South Carolina ("Newberry") to relocate its EP production facility in Newberry, South Carolina to a new location currently owned by Newberry. As part of the agreement, the Company sold its production facility to the State of South Carolina for $7.0 million and concurrently purchased a building from Newberry for $1. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will also be provided with a $6.0 million relocation incentive from Newberry, which will serve as reimbursement to SWM for costs in the build-out to manufacturing standards of the acquired facility and for relocation costs incurred in connection with the transition of operations to the facility. A gain will be recognized in Other income for the excess of cash received over expected costs incurred in the build-out and relocation. This gain is expected to be recognized in the quarter ending September 30, 2017 once estimates of costs to be incurred in the relocation and build-out process and the fair value of net consideration received is determined.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 855 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774 + Details
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