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Investment in Joint Venture (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
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Investment in Joint Venture
On February 13, 2017, the Company, through a Dutch subsidiary, and i-team Global, a Future Cleaning Technologies, B.V. company headquartered in The Netherlands, announced the January 1, 2017 formation of i-team North America B.V., a joint venture that will operate as the distributor of the i-mop in North America. The joint venture will begin selling and servicing the i-mop in the second quarter of 2017. The Company owns a 50% ownership interest in the joint venture and will account for the joint venture using the equity method of accounting. In March 2017, the Company issued a $1,500 loan to the joint venture and, as a result, recorded a long-term note receivable in Other Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.