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Working Capital - Current Assets minus current liabilities

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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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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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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Fair value portion of liability contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward (delivery or nondelivery) contracts, and swaps entered into.

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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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Debt (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Apr. 24, 2020	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans Payable	$ 36,000,000		$ 38,250,000
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums	(672,000)		(807,000)
Debt, Current, Net	(35,360,000)		49,451,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0		12,008,000
Other Loans Payable			0
Purchase Price Funded with Debt	49,500,000
Less current portion	(36,167,000)		(50,258,000)
Working Capital	$ 12,345,000
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 0
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.49%
Percent of subsidiary stock not security for financing	65.00%
Letter of Credit, Maximum	$ 250,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	160,000
Term Loan Domestic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	32,000,000
Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Line of Credit	2,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	40,000,000
Term Loan Foreign [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 13,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%		6.04%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Line of Credit	$ 2,500,000
Existing Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans Payable					$ 6,750,000
Equipment Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other Loans Payable	167,000			$ 175,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 135,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.50%		0.00%
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	55000.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000
First Amendment [Member] \| Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 32,500,000
First Amendment [Member] \| Domestic Line of Credit Additional Amount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	70000.00%
Forbearance Agreement [Member] \| Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 28,000,000
Amended Forbearance Agreement [Member] \| Unblocked Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	20,000,000
Amended Forbearance Agreement [Member] \| Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	25,000,000
Amended Forbearance Agreement [Member] \| Domestic Line of Credit Additional Amount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	6.50%
Interest Rate Swap Domestic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap Foreign [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	10,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 35,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%		6.30%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants	3500000	7500000	12500000
Liability [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 1,428,000		$ 706,000