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Balance Sheet Components Movement of Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS [Abstract]
Beginning balance		$ 7,007	$ 3,956	$ 7,574
Changes on initial application of ASU 2016-13	[1]	0	3,383	0
Additional allowance for credit losses, net of recoveries		6,292	2,419	4,724
Write-offs		(1,155)	(3,231)	(8,237)
Exchange difference		214	480	(105)
Ending balance		$ 12,358	$ 7,007	$ 3,956
[1] The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 using the modified retrospective transition approach. The adjustments arising from the new CECL model are recognized in the opening Consolidated Balance Sheet on January 1, 2020.

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The amount of allowance for credit losses of accounts receivables.

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Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, additional provision, net of recoveries.

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Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, exchange difference.

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Balance sheet components [Abstract]

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Amount of direct write-downs of accounts receivable charged against the allowance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919249-210447

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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