Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment
Gross property, plant, and equipment	$ 189,412,000	$ 162,061,000
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization, including accumulated amortization of finance leases	(104,068,000)	(103,839,000)
Property, plant, and equipment - net	85,344,000	58,222,000
Depreciation	8,635,000	8,051,000
Impairments of property, plant, and equipment	0	0
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment
Gross property, plant, and equipment	5,284,000	6,224,000
Improvements to land and leaseholds
Property, Plant and Equipment
Gross property, plant, and equipment	19,956,000	15,416,000
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment
Gross property, plant, and equipment	34,814,000	27,206,000
Machinery and equipment, including equipment under finance leases
Property, Plant and Equipment
Gross property, plant, and equipment	123,806,000	112,021,000
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment
Gross property, plant, and equipment	$ 5,552,000	$ 1,194,000

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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