Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales by product group:

	Net Sales for the Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Advanced products	$	1,432,493	$	1,552,948	$	1,451,664
Mainstream products	1,452,110		1,576,492		1,504,786
Total net sales	$	2,884,603	$	3,129,440	$	2,956,450

Net sales by country, and property, plant and equipment by physical location

The following table presents net sales by country based on customer location:

	Net Sales for the Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(In thousands)
China	$	299,643	$	270,282	$	47,202
Ireland	180,903		175,095		97,180
Japan	138,494		268,420		394,834
Malaysia	276,198		119,889		106,767
Singapore	449,570		432,942		496,601
Taiwan	166,185		212,719		144,825
Other foreign countries	461,600		518,670		463,827
Total foreign countries	1,972,593		1,998,017		1,751,236
United States	912,010		1,131,423		1,205,214
Total net sales	$	2,884,603	$	3,129,440	$	2,956,450

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country

The following table presents property, plant and equipment, net, based on the physical location of the asset:

	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net at December 31,
	2015		2014
	(In thousands)
China	$	513,175	$	575,207
Japan	230,436		145
Korea	1,124,435		948,192
Malaysia	39,037		50,137
Philippines	328,604		301,291
Taiwan	330,604		317,192
Other foreign countries	261		293
Total foreign countries	2,566,552		2,192,457
United States	12,465		14,019
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,579,017	$	2,206,476