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Segment and Geographic Information Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Predecessor
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Predecessor | UNITED STATES
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	55.20%		54.70%	57.40%
Predecessor | JAPAN
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	11.40%		6.90%	8.10%
Predecessor | TAIWAN
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	5.70%		4.60%	3.50%
Predecessor | CHINA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	5.60%		5.40%	7.10%
Predecessor | INDIA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	2.70%		3.00%	4.00%
Predecessor | AUSTRALIA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	4.20%		4.20%	3.00%
Predecessor | SOUTH KOREA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	0.50%		1.50%	4.10%
Predecessor | Other Segments
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage	14.70%		19.70%	12.80%
Successor
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		100.00%
Successor | UNITED STATES
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		48.90%
Successor | JAPAN
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		11.70%
Successor | TAIWAN
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		8.70%
Successor | CHINA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		7.50%
Successor | INDIA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		6.70%
Successor | AUSTRALIA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		5.30%
Successor | SOUTH KOREA
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		1.10%
Successor | Other Segments
Revenues as a Percent of Total Revenues by Geographic Region [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Percentage		10.10%

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