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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Warranty Costs
Warranty period	1 year
Advertising Expense
Advertising expenses	$ 0.9	$ 0.6	$ 0.5
Concentration of Credit Risk
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 0.2	0.7
Maturity period of irrevocable letters of credit, minimum	0 days
Maturity period of irrevocable letters of credit, maximum	90 days
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments
Maturity period of short-term investments, minimum	3 months
Cash equivalents	$ 18.0	$ 0.0
Cash and cash equivalents maintained outside the U.S. by subsidiaries (as a percent)	50.00%	81.00%

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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