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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Provisional tax expense |  |  | $ 274,000 |
Taxes receivable |  |  | $ 29,700 |
U.S. statutory rate |  |  | 35.00% |
Provisional excess foreign tax credits available |  |  | $ 120,000 |
Repatriation tax payable |  |  | $ 36,000 |
Repatriation tax payment period |  |  | 8 years |
Increase (decrease) in deferred tax asset valuation allowance |  |  | $ 170,900 |
Operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 1,290,000 |
Deferred tax asset. operating loss carryforward |  |  | $ 272,930 | $ 454,231
Operating loss carryforward, expiration date |  |  | Dec. 31, 2036 |
Withholding tax on amounts repatriated |  |  | 5.00% |
Deferred tax expense, undistributed foreign earnings |  |  | $ 65,000 |
Repatriated cash |  |  | 1,300,000 |
Earnings expected to be repatriated in 2018 |  |  | 700,000 |
Estimated withholding tax payment, 2018 |  |  | 35,000 |
Non-cash income tax expense, operating loss carryforward used |  |  | 188,500 |
Other recorded liabilities for interest and penalties | $ 200 |  | 100 | 300
Income tax expense (benefit) related to interest and penalties | (100) |  | $ (200) | $ (100)
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Dividend payable to parent company | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Cash dividend paid to parent | 800,000 |  |  |
Note payable, parent | 1,200,000 |  |  |
Note payable | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions |  |  | 2014 |
Canada [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions |  |  | 2012 |
Malaysia [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions |  |  | 2011 |
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earliest year remaining open for audit and/or settlement in major taxing jurisdictions |  |  | 2016 |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards expiration year |  | 2018 |  |
Expected liability to be added for uncertain taxes during next twelve months |  |  | $ 1,000 |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards expiration year |  | 2027 |  |
Expected liability to be added for uncertain taxes during next twelve months |  |  | $ 2,000 |
Scenario, Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
U.S. statutory rate |  | 21.00% |  |

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