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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 29, 2012 action	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit
Commitments and contingencies
Liability related to environmental loss contingency recorded			$ 0
Amount of future purchase commitments			31,400,000
Elizabeth Naranjo, California Wage and Break Claims
Commitments and contingencies
Number of claims filed against the company \| action	8
Subpoena From Department of Justice Related to USP Labs
Commitments and contingencies
Term of settlement agreement		60 months
Product liability claims
Commitments and contingencies
Deductible/retention per claim			4,000,000.0
Aggregate cap on retained loss			$ 10,000,000.0
Product liability claims \| DMAA Claims
Commitments and contingencies
Number of pending lawsuits in which company is named \| lawsuit			27