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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Collateral Pledged, Proportion of Personal Property and Other Assets, Domestic Subsidiaries

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Collateral Pledged, Proportion of Personal Property and Other Assets, Foreign Subsidiaries

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Leverage Ratio

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Credit Facility Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Narrative (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Oct. 14, 2020 USD ($)	May 11, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt maturing in 2021				$ 10,000,000.0
Long-term debt maturing in 2022				10,000,000.0
Long-term debt maturing in 2023				$ 251,000,000.0
Weight-average interest rate (as a percent)				5.30%						4.30%	3.40%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment on debt instrument	$ 2,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 314,000,000
Old Amended Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000,000											$ 175,000,000
Amended Credit Facility - 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proportion of personal property and other assets of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral (as a percent)				65.00%
Proportion of personal property and other assets of domestic subsidiaries pledged as collateral (as a percent)				100.00%
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 1,800,000
Debt issuance costs				1,000,000.0						$ 300,000	$ 200,000
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				144,000,000.0
Borrowings outstanding				135,900,000
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				170,000,000.0
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio for preceding 12 month period					1.00
Minimum cash and cash equivalents balances									$ 40,000,000
Remaining borrowing availability				33,700,000
Borrowings outstanding				134,500,000
Debt issuance costs				$ 600,000
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio for preceding 12 month period		1.25	1.25
Maximum leverage ratio of credit facility			4.50			3.50	6.50
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity, commitment fee percentage				0.375%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				0.50%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				1.00%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurocurrency Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				3.00%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurocurrency Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				4.25%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				2.00%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				3.25%
Amended Credit Facility - 2020 \| Foreign Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing availability				$ 11,000,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 1,400,000