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Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines (Narrative) (Details) - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2018 | USD ($) | EUR (€) | JPY (¥) | CAD ($)
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available credit amount | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |
Canadian Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate description | Canadian prime rate |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 22,000,000 |  |  | $ 30,000,000
European Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 35,000,000 |  |  |
European Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | € |  | € 25,800,000 |  |
European Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
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 | 10,000,000 |  |  |
Japanese Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |
Japanese Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥ |  |  | ¥ 300,000,000 |
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 |  |  |
China Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |
China Subsidiary [Member] | Unsecured And Uncommitted Credit Line1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | € |  | € 137,570,000 |  |
Committed Portion Of Credit Facility [Member] | Domestic [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturity date of agreement | Jul. 01, 2021 |  |  |

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