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Income Taxes (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | $ 12,649 | $ 7,257 | $ 17,775
Deferred: |  |  |
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (1,978) | 4,148 | 3,816
Income tax expense | 10,671 | 11,405 | 21,591
Taiwan operations - based on statutory tax rate of 17% [Member] |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | 6,451 | 1,467 | 8,928
Deferred: |  |  |
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (2,033) | 4,527 | 3,633
Taiwan operations - 10% of surtax [Member] |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | 5,733 | 5,405 | 8,398
Deferred: |  |  |
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (1) | (287) | 186
US operations [Member] |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | 107 | 24 | 83
Deferred: |  |  |
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 10 | (18) | 3
China operations [Member] |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | 308 | 338 | 347
Deferred: |  |  |
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 61 | (68) | (2)
Korea operations [Member] |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | 43 | 17 | 12
Deferred: |  |  |
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (15) | (6) | (4)
Japan operations [Member] |  |  |
Current: |  |  |
Total current income tax expense | $ 7 | $ 6 | $ 7

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