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Income taxes.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets additional valuation allowance recorded	$ 4,600	$ 1,900
Loss carryforwards	7,600	6,800
Capital loss carryforward	5,900	5,800
Tax credits	5,800	3,800
Tax credits, uncertain tax positions	1,000	600
Estimated unrecognized income tax and foreign tax liabilities related to undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	5,400
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	4,374	4,839	$ 4,343	$ 4,249
Unrecognized tax benefits that will impact tax rate if recognized	3,700
Unrecognized tax benefit income tax interest and penalties accrued	700	800
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense	(100)	100	$ 100
Disallowed business interest expense carryforwards	100	1,500
Other Foreign Jurisdictions
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credits	400
Research and Development Expense
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets recognized	$ 5,300
Deferred tax assets recognized, percent	1.00%
UNITED STATES
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Loss carryforwards	$ 500	300
Loss carryforwards indefinite amount		100
Loss carryforwards remaining amount		200
Operating loss carryforwards valuation allowance		$ 100
Tax credits	$ 1,500
UNITED STATES \| Tax Credit That Will Expire In Certain Period
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credits, expiration Year	2045
UNITED STATES \| Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2026	2025
UNITED STATES \| Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2045	2036
U.S. State Credits
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credits	$ 2,700	$ 2,600
U.S. State Credits \| Tax Credit That Will Expire In Certain Period
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credits, expiration Year	2046	2039
CANADA
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Loss carryforwards	$ 7,100	$ 6,500
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2033	2033
Capital loss carryforward	$ 4,900	$ 4,900
CANADA \| Tax Credits That Can Be Carried Forward Indefinitely
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforward	700	700
UNITED KINGDOM
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforward	1,000	800
U.S. Federal Foreign Tax Credits
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credits	$ 500	$ 500
U.S. Federal Foreign Tax Credits \| Tax Credit That Will Expire In Certain Period
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credits, expiration Year	2034	2034
Other Foreign
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforward		$ 100