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Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 904	$ 822
Additions (reductions) to costs and expenses	23	(40)
(Write-offs)/Foreign exchange effects	18	17
Balance at end of period	$ 945	$ 799

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- Definition

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-Offs And Effect Of Exchange Rate

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- Definition

A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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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
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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