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Line of credit facility floor rate

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Net leverage ratio.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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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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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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 of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Revolving Credit Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2022	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2022 USD ($)	May 19, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate						4.05%
Repayment of debt under revolving credit agreements						$ 48,000
Debt instrument default interest rate percentage						2.00%
Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, floor rate						0.00%
EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, floor rate						0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						2.15%
Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						1.25%
Maximum [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						2.25%
Minimum [Member] \| Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						1.40%
Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						0.50%
Minimum [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						1.50%
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage						0.25%
Net leverage ratio		3
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						1.00%
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Federal Reserve Bank Advances [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate						1.00%
Nord/LB Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit	$ 14,700					$ 14,700
Available for future borrowings						0
Line of credit maturity period month and year	2023-08
Debt cover ratio	2.75
Nord/LB Revolving Line of Credit [Member] \| Euro Short Term Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate	1.40%
Acorn HoldCo, Inc., [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount						100,000	$ 100,000
New secured revolving credit facility amount						100,000	$ 100,000
Revolving line of credit						60,000
Credit facility, average outstanding amount						16,000
Letters of credit may be issued						25,000
Available for future borrowings						24,000
Acorn HoldCo, Inc., [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement current borrowing capacity						400,000
Cadence Bank, N.A [Member] \| Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (The "Cadence Revolving Credit Agreement") [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount								$ 25,000
New secured revolving credit facility amount								$ 25,000
Repayment of debt under revolving credit agreements						18,000
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] \| Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (The "Cadence Revolving Credit Agreement") [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayment of debt under revolving credit agreements						10,000
Wells Fargo Bank [Member] \| Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement and Revolving Line of Credit Note (The "Wells Revolving Credit Agreement") [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount									$ 25,000
New secured revolving credit facility amount									$ 25,000
Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit					$ 9,800
Deutsche Bank [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate					1.10%
Bayerische Landesbank and Deutsche Bank \| Syndicated Credit Agreement Working Capital Line of Credit [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount										$ 9,800
New secured revolving credit facility amount										$ 9,800
Revolving line of credit						9,800
Available for future borrowings						$ 0
Applicable margin rate						1.35%
Scenario Forecast [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio			2.75	3.25