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Investments in Privately-Held Raw Material Companies (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jan. 25, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 02, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) employee | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2020 | Jul. 31, 2020
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,607,000 | $ 10,166,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate dividends paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,238,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,514,000 |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Dividend received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,608,000 | 774,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,600,000 | 10,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Donghai County Dongfang High Purity Electronic Materials Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,887,000 | 2,053,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,381,000 | 3,760,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC subsidiaries and PRC raw material joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000 | 774,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Aggregate dividends paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Xilingol Tongli Germanium Co. Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Xiaoyi XingAn Gallium Co., Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,094,000 | 4,095,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  | $ 774,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ChaoYang KaiMei Quartz Co., Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 827,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000.0 |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |
Emeishan Jia Mei High Purity Metals Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 418,000 | 258,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.50% |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment | Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment | Xilingol Tongli Germanium Co. Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment | Emeishan Jia Mei High Purity Metals Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.00% |  |  | 63.00% |
Percentage of outstanding shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 85.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding shares | 7.28% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.50% |  |  |
Private equity ownership percentage | 7.28% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of key managers and contributors purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.40% |  |  |  |
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  | $ 48,100,000 |  |  |  |
Investments, government approved | $ 49,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of new board representatives | employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd | Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private equity ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.38% |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd | Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private equity ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0038% |  |  |  |
Beijing Boyu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of new board representatives | employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Beijing Boyu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co Ltd | Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private equity ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.59% |  |  |  |
Beijing Boyu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co Ltd | Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private equity ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.59% |  |  |  |
Majority-Owned Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,089,000 | 5,572,000 |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 592,000 | 592,000 |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment | Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
ChaoYang Jin Mei Gallium Co., Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,820,000 | 1,820,000 |  |  |  |  |
ChaoYang Jin Mei Gallium Co., Ltd | ChaoYang Jin Mei Gallium Co., Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91.50% | 85.50% |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Percentage of ownership interest sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of previously consolidated subsidiary shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 396,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,346,000 | 1,346,000 |  |  |  |  |
Additional percentage of ownership, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) from equity transaction |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment | Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
ChaoYang ShuoMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
ChaoYang ShuoMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. | ChaoYang ShuoMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, consolidated method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,331,000 | $ 1,814,000 |  |  |  |  |
Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. | Chao Yang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, consolidated method (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58.50% |  |  |  |  |  |

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