$UEIC
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC Stock $ueic

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000010198421000009 Filed on March 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
Revenue	$156.3M	$174.7M	$200.7M
YoY Change	-10.55%	2.58%	9.86%
Cost Of Revenue	$105.2M	$124.8M	$154.2M
YoY Change	-15.71%	-6.02%	8.32%
Gross Profit	$51.08M	$49.86M	$46.48M
YoY Change	2.46%	32.86%	15.29%
Gross Profit Margin	32.69%	28.54%	23.16%
Selling, General & Admin	$29.10M	$29.10M	$32.42M
YoY Change	0.0%	7.78%	8.09%
% of Gross Profit	56.96%	58.37%	69.76%
Research & Development	$8.500M	$7.500M	$7.930M
YoY Change	13.33%	22.95%	41.78%
% of Gross Profit	16.64%	15.04%	17.06%
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.880M	$8.200M	$7.860M
YoY Change	-16.1%	-1.68%	-5.87%
% of Gross Profit	13.47%	16.45%	16.91%
Operating Expenses	$38.50M	$38.40M	$40.35M
YoY Change	0.26%	10.03%	13.39%
Operating Profit	$12.52M	$11.45M	$6.127M
YoY Change	9.29%	345.22%	29.56%
Interest Expense	-$700.0K	-$1.100M	-$784.0K
YoY Change	-36.36%	-31.25%	-33.39%
% of Operating Profit	-5.59%	-9.61%	-12.8%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$500.0K	-$300.0K	-$148.0K
YoY Change	-266.67%	200.0%	-93.51%
Pretax Income	$12.20M	$10.10M	$5.195M
YoY Change	20.79%	1022.22%	309.06%
Income Tax	$100.0K	$3.000M	$2.500M
% Of Pretax Income	0.82%	29.7%	48.12%
Net Earnings	$12.16M	$7.027M	$2.669M
YoY Change	73.02%	-163.27%	178.31%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.78%	4.02%	1.33%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.88	$0.50	$0.19
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.86	$0.49	$0.19
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	13.75M shares	13.93M shares	13.89M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			14.17M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$57.20M	$74.30M	$54.70M
YoY Change	-23.01%	39.66%	30.24%
Cash & Equivalents	$57.15M	$74.30M	$54.73M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$6.800M	$6.700M	$6.100M
YoY Change	1.49%	-42.24%	-60.39%
Inventory	$120.4M	$145.1M	$137.5M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$120.7M	$128.8M	$149.4M
Other Receivables	$8.778M	$10.43M	$7.707M
Total Short-Term Assets	$326.8M	$378.8M	$380.6M
YoY Change	-13.71%	-0.45%	1.71%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$87.29M	$90.73M	$91.07M
YoY Change	-3.8%	-5.33%	-9.86%
Goodwill	$48.61M	$48.45M	$48.40M
YoY Change	0.34%	-0.08%	-0.22%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$2.752M	$2.163M	$2.357M
YoY Change	27.23%	-53.13%	-45.63%
Total Long-Term Assets	$183.4M	$185.4M	$184.9M
YoY Change	-1.06%	5.86%	-1.01%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$326.8M	$378.8M	$380.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$183.4M	$185.4M	$184.9M
Total Assets	$510.3M	$564.2M	$565.5M
YoY Change	-9.55%	1.54%	0.81%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$83.23M	$102.6M	$103.8M
YoY Change	-18.87%	-4.38%	-4.15%
Accrued Expenses	$69.60M	$88.90M	$82.30M
YoY Change	-21.71%	31.51%	36.94%
Deferred Revenue	$1.372M	$1.010M
YoY Change	35.84%	-61.03%
Short-Term Debt	$20.00M	$68.00M	$88.00M
YoY Change	-70.59%	-33.0%	-14.98%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$179.5M	$266.5M	$277.7M
YoY Change	-32.63%	-4.79%	1.58%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$539.0K	$13.00K	$13.00K
YoY Change	4046.15%	-99.26%	-99.15%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$539.0K	$13.00K	$13.00K
YoY Change	4046.15%	-99.26%	-99.15%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$179.5M	$266.5M	$277.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$539.0K	$13.00K	$13.00K
Total Liabilities	$197.0M	$289.8M	$303.8M
YoY Change	-32.02%	-0.98%	5.22%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$325.0M	$286.4M	$279.4M
YoY Change	13.47%	1.28%	-4.94%
Common Stock	$302.3M	$288.6M	$285.7M
YoY Change	4.76%	4.43%	4.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$295.5M	$277.8M	$277.6M
YoY Change	6.36%	0.7%	1.09%
Treasury Stock Shares	10.62M shares	10.17M shares	10.17M shares
Shareholders Equity	$313.3M	$274.4M	$261.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$510.3M	$564.2M	$565.5M
YoY Change	-9.55%	1.54%	0.81%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$12.16M	$7.027M	$2.669M
YoY Change	73.02%	-163.27%	178.31%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.880M	$8.200M	$7.860M
YoY Change	-16.1%	-1.68%	-5.87%
Cash From Operating Activities	$29.56M	$45.34M	$19.69M
YoY Change	-34.8%	160.13%	-2953.62%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$7.110M	-$6.610M	-$6.010M
YoY Change	7.56%	69.05%	46.94%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities	-$7.110M	-$6.610M	-$6.010M
YoY Change	7.56%	69.05%	47.3%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-35.05M	-20.15M	-6.920M
YoY Change	73.95%	518.1%	-45.9%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	29.56M	45.34M	19.69M
Cash From Investing Activities	-7.110M	-6.610M	-6.010M
Cash From Financing Activities	-35.05M	-20.15M	-6.920M
Net Change In Cash	-12.60M	18.58M	6.760M
YoY Change	-167.81%	81.09%	-138.5%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$29.56M	$45.34M	$19.69M
Capital Expenditures	-$7.110M	-$6.610M	-$6.010M
Free Cash Flow	$36.67M	$51.95M	$25.70M
YoY Change	-29.41%	143.44%	655.88%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Description of Business<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Universal Electronics Inc. ("UEI"), based in Scottsdale, Arizona, designs, develops, manufactures, ships and supports control and sensor technology solutions and a broad line of universal control systems, audio-video ("AV") accessories, and intelligent wireless security and smart home products that are used by the world's leading brands in the video services, consumer electronics, security, home automation, climate control, and home appliance markets. In addition, over the past 35 years, we have developed a broad portfolio of patented technologies and a cloud-based connectivity and control software solution that we license to our customers, including many leading Fortune 500 companies.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Distribution methods for our control solutions vary depending on the sales channel. We license our connectivity and control solution technologies across a variety of channels, primarily to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"). We distribute remote control devices, integrated circuits, sensors, connected thermostats and AV accessories directly to video and security service providers and OEMs, both domestically and internationally. We also distribute home security sensors and connected thermostats to pro-security installers and hospitality system integrators in the United States and Europe through a network of national and regional distributors and dealers. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Additionally, we sell our wireless control devices and AV accessories under the One For All® and private label brand names to retailers through our international subsidiaries and direct to retailers in key markets, such as in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. We utilize third-party distributors for the retail channel in countries where we do not have subsidiaries.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As used herein, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to Universal Electronics Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates to the contrary.</span></div>
CY2020	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain prior period amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have a material effect on our previously reported consolidated balance sheets, net income or stockholders' equity.</span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Foreign Currency Translation UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation	100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Foreign Currency Translation UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation	51000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	51000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	92000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	80000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	227000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	1612000	USD
CY2020	ueic	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increase Decrease Other UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseOther	-1317000	USD
CY2019	ueic	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increase Decrease Other UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseOther	0	USD
CY2018	ueic	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increase Decrease Other UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseOther	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	3020000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	4094000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	4040000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	3000000.0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	4300000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	4300000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Deferred Tax Liability State Taxes Dividend Reinvestment DeferredTaxLiabilityStateTaxesDividendReinvestment	2100000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Deferred Tax Liability State Taxes Dividend Reinvestment DeferredTaxLiabilityStateTaxesDividendReinvestment	1700000	USD
CY2018Q4	ueic	Deferred Tax Liability State Taxes Dividend Reinvestment DeferredTaxLiabilityStateTaxesDividendReinvestment	1200000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Bonuses Current AccruedBonusesCurrent	7602000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Bonuses Current AccruedBonusesCurrent	13965000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Accrued Employee Sales Commission Current AccruedEmployeeSalesCommissionCurrent	1779000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Accrued Employee Sales Commission Current AccruedEmployeeSalesCommissionCurrent	1283000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	7107000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	7465000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Accrued Social Insurance Current AccruedSocialInsuranceCurrent	7375000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Accrued Social Insurance Current AccruedSocialInsuranceCurrent	16588000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Vacation Current AccruedVacationCurrent	3307000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Vacation Current AccruedVacationCurrent	2766000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Employee Related Liabilities Current OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	1761000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Employee Related Liabilities Current OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	1601000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	28931000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	43668000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Accrued Duties Current AccruedDutiesCurrent	4469000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Accrued Duties Current AccruedDutiesCurrent	3731000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	1372000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	1010000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Accrued Freightand Handling Fees Current AccruedFreightandHandlingFeesCurrent	2218000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Accrued Freightand Handling Fees Current AccruedFreightandHandlingFeesCurrent	3769000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	6094000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	4903000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	1721000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	1514000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Professional Fees Current AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent	3794000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Professional Fees Current AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent	2833000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sales And Excise Tax Payable Current SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	5118000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sales And Excise Tax Payable Current SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	3926000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability Current BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent	1758000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	33057000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	35445000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Contract With Customer Liability Other Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityOtherCurrent	300000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Contract With Customer Liability Other Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityOtherCurrent	500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability Current BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent	5428000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Other Accrued Expenses Current OtherAccruedExpensesCurrent	6513000	USD
CY2019Q4	ueic	Other Accrued Expenses Current OtherAccruedExpensesCurrent	8331000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	1514000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	276000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	339000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	578000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	1742000	USD
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Net Of Tax DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalNetOfTax	32100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	787000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	463000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	504000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	849000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Standard And Extended Product Warranty Accrual Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	92000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Standard And Extended Product Warranty Accrual Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Standard And Extended Product Warranty Accrual Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-1000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	1721000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	1514000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	276000	USD
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Consideration Nonrefundable Deposit DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationNonrefundableDeposit	34000000	CNY
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Consideration Nonrefundable Deposit DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationNonrefundableDeposit	5100000	USD
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Consideration Received Upon Government Approvals DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationReceivedUponGovernmentApprovals	237000000	USD
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Consideration Received Upon Government Approvals DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationReceivedUponGovernmentApprovals	35800000	CNY
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Escrow Deposit DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationEscrowDeposit	68000000	CNY
CY2018Q2	ueic	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Escrow Deposit DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationEscrowDeposit	10300000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal	37000000.0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	400000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	900000	USD
CY2020Q4	ueic	Number Of Inter Partes Review Ipr Requests Denied NumberOfInterPartesReviewIPRRequestsDenied	3	inter_partes_review
CY2020Q4	ueic	Number Of Inter Partes Review Ipr Requests Granted NumberOfInterPartesReviewIPRRequestsGranted	6	inter_partes_review
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CY2020Q2	ueic	Number Of Patents Subject To Inter Partes Review Ipr NumberOfPatentsSubjectToInterPartesReviewIPR	3	patent
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CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	444000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	58000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	413000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	17678000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	1928000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	13824000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	14.26
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0144
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	9122000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	8845000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	8820000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1594000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1877000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1870000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	17.70
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.51
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0238
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0251
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.4395
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.4173
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.3309
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y7M2D
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y7M6D
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P4Y6M10D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	745000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.73
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	597000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.27
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	520000	shares
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	42.56
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	109000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	46.17
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	7000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.74
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	170000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.08
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	119000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.95
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	80000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	35.28
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	1334000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	22000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	20.34
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	569000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	35000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.67
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	744000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	0	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	0	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	745000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	774000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	43.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P3Y8M15D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	9228000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	745000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.73
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P3Y11M19D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	9798000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	597000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.27
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P4Y29D
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	758000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	774000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	43.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y8M15D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	9228000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.73
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y11M19D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	9798000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	597000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.27
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P4Y29D
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	758000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	582000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	43.90
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P2Y11M23D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	6887000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	517000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	44.95
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y3D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	5636000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	430000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	42.30
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y5M4D
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