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Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit | $ 1,940,000 |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | 1,940,000 |  |  |  | $ 0
Available credit amount | 125,000,000 |  |  |  |
Domestic [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | $ 0 |  |  |  | 0
Canadian Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | Canadian prime rate |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | $ 0 |  |  |  | 0
Maximum borrowing capacity | 21,678,000 |  |  | CAD 30,000,000 |
European Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | 0 |  |  |  | 0
European Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 33,456,000 |  |  |  |
European Subsidiary [Member] | European Customs Guaranteed Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 2,308,000 |  |  |  |
European Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | European Central Bank ("ECB") refinancing rate plus 50 basis points |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | € |  | € 25,800,000 |  |  |
European Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | Euro Overnight Index Average ("EONIA") plus 75 basis points |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | € |  | € 5,000,000 |  |  |
Japanese Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 9,495,000 |  |  |  |
Japanese Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | JPY LIBOR plus 100 basis points |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
Japanese Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | Bank of Tokyo Prime Rate |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥ |  |  | ¥ 300,000,000 |  |
Japanese Subsidiary [Member] | Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | $ 0 |  |  |  | 0
Korean Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0
Korean Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | CD rate plus 220 basis points |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |
Committed Portion Of Credit Facility [Member] | Domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of agreement | Jul. 01, 2020 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Domestic [Member] | Committed Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | USD LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Domestic [Member] | Committed Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | USD LIBOR plus 162.5 basis points |  |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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