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Segment Information Segment Information - Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) - Customer Concentration Risk - Sales Revenue - customer	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Mobile Consumer Electronics
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, number of customers	2	3	3
Mobile Consumer Electronics | Customer A
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	41.00%	34.00%	38.00%
Mobile Consumer Electronics | Customer B
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		20.00%	23.00%
Mobile Consumer Electronics | Customer C
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	13.00%	10.00%	11.00%
Specialty Components
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, number of customers			1
Specialty Components | Customer A
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			10.00%

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