Portion of accrued taxes in tax provision as part of our write-down of remaining investment in Venezuela.

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Maximum number of days allowable to receive payments on receivables issued on or after August 25, 2017 from customers subject to U.S. sanctions related to Venezuela based on guidance from Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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The number of business segments into which the company's operations are divided.

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Write-off of promissory note with largest customer in Venezuela

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Amount of direct write-downs of accounts receivable charged against the allowance.

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	Sep. 30, 2018 Division Countries Customers	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Division Countries Customers	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 Countries Customers
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Maximum Percentage Gross Trade Receivables From One Geographic Segment	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Maximum Percentage Gross Trade Receivables From One Customer	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Number of Countries Exceed Receivables Threshold \| Countries	1		1		1
Number of Customers Exceed Receivables Threshold \| Customers	0		0		0
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Remeasurement		50,000			10
Maximum number of days receivables outstanding in Venezuela	90 days
Impairments and other charges, net of tax		$ 312	$ 312	$ 262
VENEZUELA
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs		119
Write-off of promissory note in Venezuela		32
Inventory Write-down		48
Fixed asset write-offs in Venezuela		53
Other asset and liability write-offs in Venezuela		13
Accrued taxes portion of Venezuela investment write-down		$ 47
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			46.00%		42.00%