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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 29, 2019 numberOfRenewalOptions | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 02, 2022 ft² | Apr. 01, 2021 | Nov. 10, 2020 ft² | Nov. 01, 2020 ft² | Jan. 07, 2020 ft² | Dec. 31, 2019 ft² | Nov. 28, 2019 ft² | Jun. 07, 2019 ft² | Mar. 01, 2019
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease cost | $ |  | $ 474,000 |  |  | $ 155,000 | $ 1,300,000 | $ 457,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from settlement | $ |  | 0 | $ 1,200,000 |  | $ 0 | 0 | $ 338,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal fees | $ |  |  |  | $ 408,000 |  | 46,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PPC Irvine Center Investment, LLC | Printronix |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining lease term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Surety Bond |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonds outstanding | $ |  | $ 100,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Printronix |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental costs recovered | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal fees | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Printronix | Dynamics Sing Sdn. Bhd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining lease term | 48 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Printronix | PF Grand Paris |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining lease term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109 months
Printronix | Shanghai SongYun Enterprise Management Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining lease term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 months |  |  |  |  |
Printronix | HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining lease term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,600 |  |  | 8,293 |
Term of lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 months |  |  | 60 months |
Building | Printronix |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,649 |  |  |  |
Building | PPC Irvine Center Investment, LLC | Printronix |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,662 |  |  |  |  |  |
Building | Printronix | Dynamics Sing Sdn. Bhd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,000 |  |  |
Building | Printronix | PF Grand Paris |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,045 |  |
Building | Printronix | Shanghai SongYun Enterprise Management Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,422 |  |  |  |  |
Building | Printronix | HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office space |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Building | First amendment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Manufacturing Facility | Lease 1 | Printronix | Dynamics Sing Sdn. Bhd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of renewal options | numberOfRenewalOptions | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Renewal term of lease | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing Facility | Lease 2 | Printronix | Dynamics Sing Sdn. Bhd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of renewal options | numberOfRenewalOptions | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Renewal term of lease | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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