Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Accrued Liabilities
Warranty	$ 23,610	$ 24,341
Due to representatives	19,181	21,808
Payroll	15,689	16,961
Profit sharing	3,297	2,628
Workers’ compensation	441	608
Medical self-insurance	3,179	3,085
Customer prepayments	5,236	7,714
Donations, short-term	470	599
Employee vacation time	12,515	12,084
Extended warranties, short-term	3,298	3,153
Lease liability, short-term	2,442	2,481
Property taxes	1,589	0
Other	6,094	3,885
Accrued liabilities	97,041	99,347
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Lease liability	12,971	13,592
Extended warranties	7,043	7,151
Total	$ 20,014	$ 20,743

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate extended product warranty liability. Does not include the ending balance for the standard product warranty liability.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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