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Net Revenue

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Revenue (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Revenue (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 246,152,000	$ 233,517,000	$ 483,212,000	$ 465,240,000
Net Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Deferred Revenue	$ 3,092,000		$ 3,092,000		$ 2,770,000
Product
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 240,836,000	$ 228,377,000	$ 472,862,000	$ 455,533,000
Net Revenue	98.00%	98.00%	98.00%	98.00%
Service
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 5,316,000	$ 5,140,000	$ 10,350,000	$ 9,707,000
Net Revenue	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Europe
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 138,896,000	$ 128,485,000	$ 270,210,000	$ 247,993,000
Europe \| Product
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	135,408,000	125,289,000	263,410,000	242,079,000
Europe \| Service
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,488,000	3,196,000	6,800,000	5,914,000
NA/HME
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	79,867,000	77,689,000	159,649,000	161,951,000
NA/HME \| Product
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	79,667,000	77,094,000	159,238,000	160,730,000
NA/HME \| Service
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	200,000	595,000	411,000	1,221,000
IPG
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	13,704,000	15,320,000	28,591,000	31,693,000
IPG \| Product
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	13,267,000	15,119,000	27,775,000	31,357,000
IPG \| Service
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	437,000	201,000	816,000	336,000
Asia/Pacific
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	13,685,000	12,023,000	24,762,000	23,603,000
Asia/Pacific \| Product
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	12,494,000	10,875,000	22,439,000	21,367,000
Asia/Pacific \| Service
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 1,191,000	$ 1,148,000	$ 2,323,000	$ 2,236,000
General Terms and Conditions
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contract Type Sales Split			35.00%
Large National Customers
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contract Type Sales Split			25.00%
Government Tenders
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contract Type Sales Split			15.00%
Other Customers
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contract Type Sales Split			25.00%