Foreign currency translation gain (loss) released from accumulated other comprehensive income for step-acquisition.

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Business combination, step acquisition, net gain (loss)

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Minimum ownership threshold to obtain control

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a controlling interest in another entity or an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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Acquisitions and Divestiture (Step Acquisition of J-Devices) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investment						$ 12,908	$ 0	$ 67,372
Business combination, step acquisition, net gain (loss)						$ (13,878)	$ 0	$ 0
J-Devices [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investment		$ 12,900	$ 67,400	$ 16,700
Ownership Interest (percent)			60.00%							65.70%	30.00%
Ownership interest in acquiree (percent)	100.00%				100.00%	100.00%
Minimum ownership threshold to obtain control									80.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage									65.70%
J-Devices [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investment	$ 105,400
Ownership interest in acquiree (percent)									100.00%
Equity interest fair value remeasurement gain					$ 16,100
Business combination, step acquisition, foreign currency translation gain (loss)					(30,000)
Business combination, step acquisition, net gain (loss)					$ (13,900)