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Acquisition and Divestiture Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2020 | Jan. 03, 2019 | Jun. 11, 2018 | Feb. 08, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 25,852 | $ 11,862 | $ 14,880
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 158,183 | 150,642 | $ 147,480
Bi-Metallix [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition |  | Jan. 03, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, name of acquired entity |  | Bi-Metallix, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |  | $ 11,862 |  |  |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets |  | 2,900 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill related to acquisitions |  | $ 3,324 |  |  |  | $ 3,324 |
UltraSource [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition |  |  |  | Feb. 08, 2018 |  |  |
Business acquisition, name of acquired entity |  |  |  | UltraSource, Inc. |  |  |
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 13,596 |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 6,500 |  |  |
Goodwill related to acquisitions |  |  |  | $ 4,227 |  |  |
EuroPower [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition |  |  | Jun. 11, 2018 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, name of acquired entity |  |  | EuroPower Holdings Ltd. |  |  |  |
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 2,939 |  |  |  |
Goodwill related to acquisitions |  |  | $ 1,068 |  |  |  |
Applied Thin-Film Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition | Oct. 01, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, name of acquired entity | Applied Thin-Film Products |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | $ 25,852 |  |  |  |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets | 10,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill related to acquisitions | $ 6,548 |  |  |  | 6,548 |  |
Remaining acquisition price to be paid |  |  |  |  | $ 350 |  |

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