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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

PAY-VERSUS-PERFORMANCE

Year			Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO ($)			Comp. Actually Paid to CEO ($)⁽¹⁾			Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs ($)⁽²⁾			Average Comp. Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs ($)			Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On: ($)						Net Income ($)			Adjusted EBITDA ($)⁽⁴⁾
Year			Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO ($)			Comp. Actually Paid to CEO ($)⁽¹⁾						Average Comp. Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs ($)			TSR			Peer Group TSR⁽³⁾			Net Income ($)			Adjusted EBITDA ($)⁽⁴⁾
2023			$6,174,152			$2,883,064			$1,407,532			$898,636			109			127			$93,393,883			$249,616,571
2022			7,597,899			5,795,937			1,952,357			1,637,418			118			114			140,887,447			262,824,029
2021			7,062,124			13,897,655			1,751,450			3,072,403			159			128			118,744,869			241,869,230
2020			7,304,550			8,545,856			1,679,932			2,092,211			115			108			109,471,520			218,647,563

(1)	To calculate the compensation actually paid, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) total compensation:

	CEO SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments			2023			2022			2021			2020
	Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT			$(504,000)			$—			$—			$(1,366,000)
	Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans			332,000			417,000			430,000			375,000
	Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT			(4,300,041)			(4,300,068)			(4,300,013)			(3,550,066)
	Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End			4,668,576			4,273,112			4,350,008			3,572,829
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End			(1,487,969)			(1,138,742)			6,583,712			2,209,543
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year			(2,098,387)			(1,113,555)			(258,785)			—
	Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date			98,733			60,291			30,609			—
	Total Adjustments			(3,291,088)			(1,801,962)			6,835,531			1,241,306

	Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments			2023			2022			2021			2020
	Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT			$(84,500)			$—			$(13,750)			$(111,000)
	Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans			109,500			107,250			106,500			100,250
	Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT			(722,520)			(761,281)			(717,543)			(691,311)
	Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End			784,443			756,509			725,885			695,744

	Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments			2023			2022			2021			2020
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End			(232,473)			(217,159)			1,265,101			418,596
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year			(379,796)			(211,204)			(51,201)			—
	Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date			16,450			10,946			5,961			—
	Total Adjustments			(508,896)			(314,939)			1,320,953			412,279

(2)

The named executive officers for 2020-2022 set forth in this table are: Paul Manning, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Stephen J. Rolfs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Michael C. Geraghty, President, Color Group; E. Craig Mitchell, Former President, Flavors & Extracts Group; and John J. Manning, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Amy Schmidt Jones, Vice President, Human Resources and Senior Counsel, and Messrs. Paul Manning, Rolfs, Geraghty, and John J. Manning were the named executive officers for 2023.

(3)	This column assumes a $100 investment was made in Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index on December 31, 2019, and all dividends were reinvested.

(4)	The following table summarizes the reconciliation between Operating Income (GAAP) and Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020:

			2023			2022			2021			2020
Operating income (GAAP)			$155,023,226			$196,751,108			$170,027,977			$152,655,725
Depreciation and amortization			57,819,591			52,466,866			52,050,883			49,640,837
Depreciation and amortization, divested product lines			—			—			(145,952)			(193,337)
Share-based compensation expense			8,932,887			16,138,010			9,572,800			5,608,281
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax			—			(2,531,955)			14,138,047			12,155,059
Results of operations of the divested product lines, before tax			—			—			(1,879,711)			(7,580,354)
Operational improvement plan costs (income), before tax			—			—			(1,894,814)			3,339,420
Portfolio optimization plan costs, before tax			27,840,867			—			—			—
COVID-19 employee payment, before tax			—			—			—			3,021,932
Adjusted EBITDA			$249,616,571			$262,824,029			$241,869,230			$218,647,563

Company Selected Measure Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(2)

The named executive officers for 2020-2022 set forth in this table are: Paul Manning, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Stephen J. Rolfs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Michael C. Geraghty, President, Color Group; E. Craig Mitchell, Former President, Flavors & Extracts Group; and John J. Manning, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Amy Schmidt Jones, Vice President, Human Resources and Senior Counsel, and Messrs. Paul Manning, Rolfs, Geraghty, and John J. Manning were the named executive officers for 2023.

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

(3)	This column assumes a $100 investment was made in Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index on December 31, 2019, and all dividends were reinvested.

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 6,174,152

$ 7,597,899

$ 7,062,124

$ 7,304,550

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 2,883,064

5,795,937

13,897,655

8,545,856

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(1)	To calculate the compensation actually paid, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) total compensation:

	CEO SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments			2023			2022			2021			2020
	Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT			$(504,000)			$—			$—			$(1,366,000)
	Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans			332,000			417,000			430,000			375,000
	Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT			(4,300,041)			(4,300,068)			(4,300,013)			(3,550,066)
	Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End			4,668,576			4,273,112			4,350,008			3,572,829
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End			(1,487,969)			(1,138,742)			6,583,712			2,209,543
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year			(2,098,387)			(1,113,555)			(258,785)			—
	Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date			98,733			60,291			30,609			—
	Total Adjustments			(3,291,088)			(1,801,962)			6,835,531			1,241,306

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 1,407,532

1,952,357

1,751,450

1,679,932

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 898,636

1,637,418

3,072,403

2,092,211

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(1)	To calculate the compensation actually paid, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) total compensation:

	Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments			2023			2022			2021			2020
	Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT			$(84,500)			$—			$(13,750)			$(111,000)
	Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans			109,500			107,250			106,500			100,250
	Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT			(722,520)			(761,281)			(717,543)			(691,311)
	Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End			784,443			756,509			725,885			695,744

	Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments			2023			2022			2021			2020
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End			(232,473)			(217,159)			1,265,101			418,596
	Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year			(379,796)			(211,204)			(51,201)			—
	Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date			16,450			10,946			5,961			—
	Total Adjustments			(508,896)			(314,939)			1,320,953			412,279

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

As shown in the chart below, the compensation actually paid to the CEO and other NEOs is generally aligned with the Company’s total shareholder return. This alignment is due primarily to the use of equity incentives in our compensation program, which have a value tied to the Company’s stock price. Although the Company does not use total shareholder return as a metric when determining compensation for its executives, as the Company’s stock price increases, the value of equity awards generally increases.

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

The Company does not use net income as a metric when determining compensation for its executives and, therefore, we do not believe there is an alignment between compensation actually paid and the Company’s net income.

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Adjusted EBITDA

We identified Adjusted EBITDA as our company-selected measure that represents, in our view, the most important financial performance measure used to link compensation actually paid in 2023 to our performance. Adjusted EBITDA is included in our annual incentive plan (70% weight for Corporate awards in 2023) and our performance-based awards of our long-term equity incentive plan (70% weight for awards in 2023). The compensation actually paid to our CEO and other NEOs was higher in 2021 than other years due primarily to the large increase in the fair value of outstanding stock awards in 2021, as shown in footnote 1 above. The number of stock awards that can be received by an executive is set at the grant date, so the change in fair value for unvested awards indicates only that previously issued grants have increased in value. The value of any awards can fluctuate significantly until they are vested. As Adjusted EBITDA is heavily integrated into both our annual incentive plan and our performance-based awards, it has the potential to significantly influence the amount of compensation actually paid to an executive in a given year.

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Company Total Shareholder Return vs. Peer Group Total Shareholder Return

As shown in the chart below, the Company’s total shareholder return has generally tracked the Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index, except in 2021, which is the year that compensation actually paid to our executive officers was the highest, primarily as a result of the use of equity incentives in our compensation program. As a global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients, we believe that there are very few publicly-traded companies located in the United States that would be considered our peers. However, we have historically used the Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index as a peer group because it aligns with our Global Industry Classification Standard code.

Tabular List, Table

Most Important Measures for Compensation Actually Paid in Fiscal Year 2023

The four items listed below represent the most important metrics that we used to determine compensation actually paid in 2023, as further described in “Annual Incentive Plan Awards” and “Equity Awards” above.

•	Adjusted EBITDA (company-selected measure)

•	Adjusted return on invested capital

•	Local currency revenue

•	Adjusted operating profit

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 109

118

159

115

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

127

114

128

108

Net Income (Loss)

$ 93,393,883

$ 140,887,447

$ 118,744,869

$ 109,471,520

Company Selected Measure Amount

249,616,571

262,824,029

241,869,230

218,647,563

Paul Manning

Paul Manning

Paul Manning

Paul Manning

Operating Income (Loss)

$ 155,023,226

$ 196,751,108

$ 170,027,977

$ 152,655,725

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

57,819,591

52,466,866

52,050,883

49,640,837

Depreciation and amortization, divested product lines

0

0

(145,952)

(193,337)

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense

8,932,887

16,138,010

9,572,800

5,608,281

Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax

0

(2,531,955)

14,138,047

12,155,059

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)

0

0

(1,879,711)

(7,580,354)

Restructuring Costs

0

0

(1,894,814)

3,339,420

Portfolio optimization plan costs, before tax

27,840,867

0

0

0

COVID-19 employee payment, before tax

0

0

0

3,021,932

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 249,616,571

262,824,029

241,869,230

218,647,563

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjusted EBITDA (company-selected measure)

Non-GAAP Measure Description

(4)	The following table summarizes the reconciliation between Operating Income (GAAP) and Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020:

			2023			2022			2021			2020
Operating income (GAAP)			$155,023,226			$196,751,108			$170,027,977			$152,655,725
Depreciation and amortization			57,819,591			52,466,866			52,050,883			49,640,837
Depreciation and amortization, divested product lines			—			—			(145,952)			(193,337)
Share-based compensation expense			8,932,887			16,138,010			9,572,800			5,608,281
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax			—			(2,531,955)			14,138,047			12,155,059
Results of operations of the divested product lines, before tax			—			—			(1,879,711)			(7,580,354)
Operational improvement plan costs (income), before tax			—			—			(1,894,814)			3,339,420
Portfolio optimization plan costs, before tax			27,840,867			—			—			—
COVID-19 employee payment, before tax			—			—			—			3,021,932
Adjusted EBITDA			$249,616,571			$262,824,029			$241,869,230			$218,647,563

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjusted return on invested capital

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Local currency revenue

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjusted operating profit

PEO | Total Adjustments [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (3,291,088)

(1,801,962)

6,835,531

1,241,306

PEO | Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(504,000)

0

0

(1,366,000)

PEO | "Service Cost" for Pension Plans [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

332,000

417,000

430,000

375,000

PEO | Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(4,300,041)

(4,300,068)

(4,300,013)

(3,550,066)

PEO | Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

4,668,576

4,273,112

4,350,008

3,572,829

PEO | Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(1,487,969)

(1,138,742)

6,583,712

2,209,543

PEO | Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(2,098,387)

(1,113,555)

(258,785)

0

PEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

98,733

60,291

30,609

0

Non-PEO NEO | Total Adjustments [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(508,896)

(314,939)

1,320,953

412,279

Non-PEO NEO | Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(84,500)

0

(13,750)

(111,000)

Non-PEO NEO | "Service Cost" for Pension Plans [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

109,500

107,250

106,500

100,250

Non-PEO NEO | Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(722,520)

(761,281)

(717,543)

(691,311)

Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

784,443

756,509

725,885

695,744

Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(232,473)

(217,159)

1,265,101

418,596

Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(379,796)

(211,204)

(51,201)

0

Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ 16,450

$ 10,946

$ 5,961

$ 0