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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Customer | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | $ 0.6 | $ 0.8 |
Net sales | Customer concentration |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of major customers | Customer | 2 |  |
Two customers and their related subcontractors | Net sales | Customer concentration |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration percentage (as a percent) | 49.00% | 52.00% | 64.00%
Minimum | Building and improvements |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful life | 10 years |  |
Minimum | Machinery and equipment |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful life | 3 years |  |
Minimum | Software |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 3 years |  |
Maximum | Building and improvements |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful life | 40 years |  |
Maximum | Machinery and equipment |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful life | 25 years |  |
Maximum | Software |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 10 years |  |
Aerospace Composites Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest in affiliated company, accounted for using equity method of accounting (as a percent) | 50.00% |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2018-14 |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adopted | true |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect | true |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2019-12 |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adopted | true |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect | true |  |

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