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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 27, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Mar. 26, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate |  | 26.30% | (103.90%) | 8.00% |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance |  | $ 23,878 | $ 17,358 |  |
Deferred tax assets, increase in valuation allowance |  | 6,500 |  |  |
Deferred tax assets recorded for foreign tax credit carryforwards |  | 6,900 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 9,674 | 16,400 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate |  | 15,800 | 13,900 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense |  | 1,100 | 1,300 | $ 0 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued |  | 4,400 | $ 3,400 | $ 2,000 |
Decrease in uncertain tax positions within twelve months |  | 300 |  |  |
U.S. States |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 32,800 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration |  | 27,000 |  |  |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 36,700 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration |  | 33,900 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards |  | 15,500 |  |  |
Foreign tax credits, valuation allowance |  | $ 15,500 |  |  |
Foreign tax credits, expiration year |  | 2029 |  |  |
U.S. States and Foreign |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration description |  | expire if not used between 2021 and 2041 |  |  |
U.S. States and Foreign | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year |  | 2021 |  |  |
U.S. States and Foreign | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year |  | 2041 |  |  |
U.S. Federal | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  | 2017 |  |  |
CARES Act |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of net operating loss (NOL) carryovers to offset of taxable income | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Allowable business interest deduction percentage of adjusted taxable income | 50.00% |  |  |  | 30.00%
Operating loss carryforwards description |  | In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs |  |  |
CARES Act | OGSystems |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, tax refund claim related to acquisition | $ 3,900 |  |  |  |

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