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Derivatives - Contracts Held (Details) - Not designated as hedging instrument		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / ¥ BRL / $ $ / BRL $ / €	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ¥ / $ $ / BRL $ / €
Foreign currency exchange contracts | USD/Euro
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value		$ 21,000,000.0	$ 18,000,000
Forward rate | $ / €		1.1149	1.0513
Unrealized gain/(loss) recorded at balance sheet date	[1]	$ (537,000)	$ (61,000)
Foreign currency exchange contracts | USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value		$ 12,000,000
Forward rate | $ / ¥		6.8655
Unrealized gain/(loss) recorded at balance sheet date	[1]	$ (128,000)
Foreign currency exchange contract, One | USD/Brazilian Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value		$ 4,500,000.0	$ 2,000,000
Forward rate | $ / BRL		3.233	3.4775
Unrealized gain/(loss) recorded at balance sheet date	[1]	$ 188,000	$ (131,000)
Foreign currency exchange contract, Two | USD/Brazilian Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value		$ 1,000,000	$ 4,000,000
Forward rate		3.366	3.2316
Unrealized gain/(loss) recorded at balance sheet date	[1]	$ (2,000)	$ 39,000
Foreign currency exchange contract, Three | USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value			$ 10,000,000
Forward rate | ¥ / $			6.6757
Unrealized gain/(loss) recorded at balance sheet date	[1]		$ (457,000)
Foreign currency exchange contract, Four | USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value			$ 25,000,000
Forward rate | ¥ / $			6.7230
Unrealized gain/(loss) recorded at balance sheet date	[1]		$ (974,000)
[1] Unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Unrealized losses on foreign currency exchange contracts are recorded in other accrued expenses.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64837297&loc=SL5618551-113959

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