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Segment Information and Foreign Operations - Product Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue by product type
Revenue	$ 20,269	$ 21,872	$ 20,495	$ 18,713	$ 18,057	$ 18,371	$ 21,010	$ 20,064	$ 81,349	$ 77,502	$ 83,499
Substrates
Revenue by product type
Revenue									65,633	58,220	60,178
Raw Materials And Others
Revenue by product type
Revenue									$ 15,716	$ 19,282	$ 23,321

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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