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Closing Date of Acquisition

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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of asset recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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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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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Details)	May 06, 2024 EUR (€)	May 04, 2024 USD ($)	May 04, 2024 EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2025 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)	May 06, 2024 USD ($)	May 06, 2024 EUR (€)	May 04, 2024 EUR (€)	Aug. 04, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2022 USD ($)
Term Loan [Member] \| Before Amendment To The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Principal amount of debt									$ 9,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Before Amendment To The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 22,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Third Amendment Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member] \| Scenario Forecast [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 25,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Date of acquisition agreement		May 04, 2024	May 04, 2024
Percentage of issued and outstanding share capital acquired		100.00%						100.00%
Purchase price of acquisition		$ 18,600,000	€ 17,268,345
Closing date of acquisition		May 06, 2024	May 06, 2024
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Proceeds from long term line of credit \| €	€ 3,000,000
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Debt instrument, maturity date	Aug. 04, 2027
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Before Amendment To The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Principal amount of debt \| €							€ 14,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term A-2 Loan [Member] \| Before Amendment To The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Principal amount of debt						$ 12,300,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term A-2 Loan [Member] \| Third Amendment Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Proceeds from long term line of credit \| €	€ 14,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term A-2 Loan [Member] \| Third Amendment Credit Agreement [Member] \| Additional Term Loan Availed [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Principal amount of debt \| €							€ 14,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Before Amendment To The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 25,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| MTEX New Solutions, S.A. [Member]
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Additional amount retained to secure indemnification obligations		$ 800,000	€ 731,655
Contingent consideration amount entitled to receive		$ 4,300,000						€ 4,000,000