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Major Customers - Sales to Unaffiliated Customers (Details) - Sales	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Customer A
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Major customer percentage	21.00%	3.00%	0.00%
Customer B
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Major customer percentage	14.00%	16.00%	37.00%
Customer C
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Major customer percentage	1.00%	2.00%	24.00%
Customer D
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Major customer percentage	0.00%	11.00%	8.00%
Customer E
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Major customer percentage	0.00%	15.00%	0.00%

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