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Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses, Portion Released From Escrow

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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ASSETS HELD FOR SALE, DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 06, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount received after remaining escrow is settled	$ 3,500	$ 4,500
Proceeds from sale of business					$ 8,000	$ 7,445
Gain on sale of business			$ (108)	$ (3,601)	$ (108)	(3,601)
Lynx Holding GmbH \| Discontinued Operations \| Loibl GmbH
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operation, consideration transferred							$ 11,400	€ 10.0
Proceeds from sale of business				7,400
Gain on sale of business				3,600
Expected transaction costs				$ 700		$ 700