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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Contingent Liabilities The Company records an accrual for contingent liabilities when a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. If some amount within a range of loss appears to be a better estimate than any other amount within the range, that amount is accrued. When no amount within a range of loss appears to be a better estimate than any other amount, the lowest amount in the range is accrued. Legal Proceedings In the ordinary course of its business, the Company is involved in a number of lawsuits and claims, both actual and potential. In addition to the matters discussed below, various other lawsuits, claims, and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against the Company, including those pertaining to environmental, safety and health, commercial, tax, product liability, intellectual property infringement and employment matters, and other actions and claims arising out of the normal course of business. Although it is difficult to accurately predict the outcome of any such proceedings, based on facts currently available, management believes that the disposition of these other matters that are pending or asserted will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the financial position of the Company. Environmental Matter On February 21, 2024, Los Angeles Waterkeeper (Waterkeeper) sent Arcadia Products a 60-day Notice of Intent (NOI) to file a citizen suit related to alleged stormwater-related violations of the Clean Water Act at three Arcadia Products facilities located in Vernon, California. The alleged violations include exceedances of discharge-related requirements and limitations, certain alleged stormwater pollution prevention plan inadequacies, and certain monitoring and reporting violations. The Company has engaged an engineering and consulting firm to assist the Company in investigating the allegations and in responding to the NOI. On April 26, 2024, Waterkeeper filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California under the citizen suit provisions of the Clean Water Act. On October 16, 2024, the Company entered into a settlement with Waterkeeper in the form of a Consent Decree to settle the alleged violations. The Consent Decree requires the Company to undertake certain improvements to its stormwater management infrastructure and practices at all three facilities over the next several years. It also requires the Company to reimburse Waterkeeper for $70 in claimed costs and spend $100 on a Supplemental Environmental Project. The Consent Decree is subject to U.S. Department of Justice and Court approval. The Company also has been in contact with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) to address certain alleged violations of stormwater regulatory requirements that may be subject to mandatory minimum penalties under applicable California law. The Company cannot predict how this matter will be resolved, but has accrued $450 in aggregate to address these potential claims.