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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company provides services under a contractual agreement to St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC. These services include accounting, information technology, quality control, and purchasing services, as well as operation of the St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC plant. The Company also sells raw materials to St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC. These raw materials are used in the production of finished goods that are, in turn, sold by Saint Gabriel CC Company, LLC to the Company for resale to unrelated parties. As such, the sale of these raw materials to St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC in this scenario lacks economic substance and therefore the Company does not include them in net sales within the consolidated statements of earnings.
Payments for the services the Company provided amounted to $4,363, $4,213, and $3,637, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. The raw materials purchased and subsequently sold amounted to $34,219, $39,853, and $27,915, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. These services and raw materials are primarily recorded in cost of goods sold, net of the finished goods received from St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC of $28,099, $29,062, and $22,043, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had receivables of $8,314 and $8,820, respectively, recorded in accounts receivable from St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC for services rendered and raw materials sold. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had payables of $6,050 and $5,224,
respectively, recorded in accounts payable for finished goods received from St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC. In addition, the Company had payables in the amount of $329 and $296, respectively, related to non-contractual monies owed to St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC, recorded in accounts payable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.