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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Schedule of estimated useful lives of the related assets | ​
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Asset Classification |  | Estimated Useful Life
Land, buildings and equipment (under lease) |  | ​ | Lesser of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset | ​ | ​
Machinery and equipment |  | ​ | 3 to 10 years | ​ | ​
Schedule of components of net income per share | ​
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​ | ​ | Year ended December 31, | ​
​ |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |
​ | ​ | (in thousands, except per share data) |
Net income available to common stockholders | ​ | $ | 246,263 | ​ | $ | 183,079 | ​ | $ | 98,650 | ​
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing basic income per share | ​ |  | 32,758 | ​ |  | 33,043 | ​ |  | 33,555 | ​
Incremental options and RSUs | ​ |  | 407 | ​ |  | 499 | ​ |  | 713 | ​
Weighted average shares of common stock used in computing diluted net income per share | ​ |  | 33,165 | ​ |  | 33,542 | ​ | ​ | 34,268 | ​
Net income per share | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Basic | ​ | $ | 7.52 | ​ | $ | 5.54 | ​ | $ | 2.94 | ​
Diluted | ​ | $ | 7.43 | ​ | $ | 5.46 | ​ | $ | 2.88 | ​
Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | ​
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​ |  | Foreign |  | Defined benefit |  | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | currency | ​ | pension plan | ​ | Total |
​ | ​ | (in thousands) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 | ​ | $ | (1,994) | ​ | $ | 26 | ​ | $ | (1,968) | ​
Other comprehensive income and pension reclassification | ​ |  | 38 | ​ |  | 84 | ​ |  | 122 | ​
Balance at December 31, 2023 | ​ | $ | (1,956) | ​ | $ | 110 | ​ | $ | (1,846) | ​

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