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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Government Grants (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Government grants during period		$ 407	$ 1,055
Government Grants	$ 8,859	$ 8,859		$ 8,599
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		1 year
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		50 years
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Government Grants	481	$ 481		446
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Government Grants	$ 8,378	$ 8,378		$ 8,153
Government grants [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Government grants [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	50 years

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