The percentage of net sales shipped to customer by geographic region to consolidated net sales during the period.

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Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Revenue by Geographic Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 40,711	$ 45,137	$ 78,684	$ 86,520
Percent of total revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Long-lived assets	$ 6,600		$ 6,600			$ 6,800
Inventories, net	13,336		13,336		$ 13,336	12,821
Consolidated product sales
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	39,900	$ 44,500	77,100	$ 85,500
Consolidated pack sales and associate fees
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	600	600	1,200	1,100
Consolidated other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	200	0	400	(100)
Americas
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 12,400	$ 17,300	$ 24,400	$ 31,000
Percent of total revenue	30.50%	38.40%	31.00%	35.80%
Asia/Pacific
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 24,800	$ 24,500	$ 47,600	$ 48,700
Percent of total revenue	60.90%	54.30%	60.50%	56.30%
EMEA
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 3,500	$ 3,300	$ 6,700	$ 6,800
Percent of total revenue	8.60%	7.30%	8.50%	7.90%
Reportable Geographical Components \| Americas
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 5,500		$ 5,500			5,500
Inventories, net	4,900		4,900			4,500
Reportable Geographical Components \| Asia/Pacific
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	1,000		1,000			1,300
Inventories, net	6,700		6,700			6,300
Reportable Geographical Components \| EMEA
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	100		100			0
Inventories, net	$ 1,700		$ 1,700			$ 2,000