Business Segments (Business Segments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 2,006,553	$ 1,819,969
Net sales	2,956,450	2,759,546	2,776,359
Gross profit	544,513	423,810	490,569
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,961,306	4,599,053
CHINA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	524,967	409,822
JAPAN
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	10,799	17,545
Net sales	394,834	349,360	340,302
SINGAPORE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	496,601	452,737	539,467
THAILAND
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	116,376	139,134	111,748
Other Foreign Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	93	77
Net sales	743,425	675,365	697,229
Total Foreign Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,990,081	1,779,725
Net sales	1,751,236	1,616,596	1,688,746
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	16,472	40,244
Net sales	1,205,214	1,142,950	1,087,613
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	916,777	907,844
MALAYSIA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	61,080	0
PHILIPPINES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	240,187	211,323
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	236,178	233,114
Customer One [Member] | Sales [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	23.70%	21.30%	16.50%
Customer Two [Member] | Sales [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.50%
Customer Three [Member] | Sales [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			11.30%
Advanced Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,451,664	1,302,145	1,124,701
Mainstream Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,504,786	$ 1,457,401	$ 1,651,658