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Business Segment and Foreign Operations - Long-lived Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived tangible assets | $ 95,380 | $ 81,606
United States [Member] |  |
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived tangible assets | 7,015 | 5,716
People's Republic of China [Member] |  |
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived tangible assets | 83,794 | 70,619
All Other Countries [Member] |  |
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Long-lived tangible assets | $ 4,571 | $ 5,271

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