Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Performance Awards Outstanding (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation
Target Units Outstanding	225,559
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	401,618
2018-2020 Performance RSUs \| February 8, 2018
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2020
Target Units Outstanding	22,082
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	44,164
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of RSTR metric	35.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of sales growth metric	35.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of cash flow metric	30.00%
Vesting Dependency	35% RTSR, 35% sales growth, 30% operating cash flow
2018-2020 Performance RSUs \| February 16, 2018
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2020
Target Units Outstanding	31,820
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	63,640
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of RSTR metric	35.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of sales growth metric	35.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of cash flow metric	30.00%
Vesting Dependency	35% RTSR, 35% sales growth, 30% operating cash flow
2019-2021 Performance RSUs \| February 7, 2019
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2021
Target Units Outstanding	50,456
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	100,912
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of RSTR metric	35.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of sales growth metric	35.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of cash flow metric	30.00%
Vesting Dependency	35% RTSR, 35% sales growth, 30% operating cash flow
2019 Supplemental Performance RSUs \| February 7, 2019
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2021
Target Units Outstanding	6,945
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	13,890
Vesting Dependency	Succession Planning Targets
2020 - 2020 QTI Performance RSUs \| September 24, 2019
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2022
Target Units Outstanding	1,750
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	3,500
EBITDA growth percentage	50.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of sales growth metric	50.00%
Vesting Dependency	50% EBITDA growth, 50% Sales growth
2020 - 2022 Performance RSUs \| February 6, 2020
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2022
Target Units Outstanding	63,006
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	126,012
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of RSTR metric	25.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of sales growth metric	40.00%
Awards weighted percentage for achievement of cash flow metric	35.00%
Vesting Dependency	25% RTSR, 40% sales growth, 35% operating cash flow
Focus 2025 Performance RSUs \| April 23, 2020
Share-based Compensation
Vesting Year	2024
Target Units Outstanding	49,500
Maximum Number of Units to be Granted	49,500
Vesting Dependency, cumulative revenues \| $	$ 750
Vesting Dependency	Cumulative revenues of $750 million over a trailing four-quarter period

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