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Purchase Price Funded with Debt - Amount of the purchase price of a business acquisition funded with debt

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Description of where the foreign currency derivatives are reported in the balance sheet.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Amount of deferred fees paid by borrowers and unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Debt and Leases Debt (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt and Leases Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt:
Long-term Debt			$ 37,784,000	$ 3,750,000
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums			(611,000)	0
Long-term Line of Credit			17,375,000	0
Long-term Debt, Gross			59,000,000	6,750,000
Purchase Price Funded with Debt			49,500,000
Current portion of long-term debt			(3,230,000)	(3,000,000)
Long-term debt			55,159,000	3,750,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			$ 160,000
Percent of subsidiary stock not security for financing			65.00%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment			$ 5,801,000	4,259,000	$ 2,863,000
Interest Rate Swap Domestic [Member]
Debt:
Debt instrument, face amount			25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap Foreign [Member]
Debt:
Debt instrument, face amount			10,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Debt			$ 41,625,000	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.34%	0.00%
Existing Term Loan [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Debt			$ 0	$ 6,750,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			0.00%	2.55%
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Line of Credit				$ 0
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt:
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 35,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate			2.49%
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			30 day LIBOR
Term Loan Domestic [Member]
Debt:
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 32,000,000
Existing Term Loan [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Debt				$ 6,750,000
Repayment term			5 years
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 15,500,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			30 day LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt:
Repayment term			5 years
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 45,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			30 day LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Term Loan [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Line of Credit			$ 2,000,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Line of Credit			17,375,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 40,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis			30 day LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 32,500,000
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
Debt:
Long-term Line of Credit			$ 2,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			10,000,000
Term Loan Foreign [Member]
Debt:
Debt instrument, face amount			13,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Debt:
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			$ 250,000
Maximum [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			4.00%
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Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			4.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
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Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Liability [Member]
Debt:
Description of Location of Foreign Currency Derivatives on Balance Sheet			Accrued liabilities other	Accrued liabilities other
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| First Amendment [Member]
Debt:
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 7,500,000	$ 12,500,000