Note 18. Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			48 Months Ended	108 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2036	Dec. 31, 2032	Dec. 31, 2020
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]
Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, Inflation Reduction Act, Percent	15.00%
Excise Tax on Stock Buybacks, Inflation Reduction Act, Percent	1.00%
Income (loss) before Taxes and Equity in Earnings [Abstract]
U.S. income (loss)		$ 787,598	$ (17,652)	$ 315,297
Non-U.S. income		103,692	26,250	256,865
Income before taxes		891,290	8,598	572,162
Current Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]
Federal		44,693	8,434	9,531
State		8,285	399	3,469
Foreign		20,767	49,984	10,109
Total current expense		73,745	58,817	23,109
Deferred (Benefit) Expense [Abstract]
Federal		(23,390)	(13,928)	58,510
State		(1,413)	(700)	3,775
Foreign		11,571	8,575	18,075
Total deferred (benefit) expense		(13,232)	(6,053)	80,360
Income tax expense		60,513	52,764	103,469
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Statutory income tax expense ($)		$ 187,171	$ 1,806	$ 120,154
Statutory income tax expense (%)		21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Non-deductible expenses ($)		$ 20,283	$ 10,776	$ 3,955
Non-deductible expenses (%)		2.30%	125.30%	0.70%
Changes in valuation allowance ($)		$ 10,873	$ 22,239	$ 2,603
Changes in valuation allowance (%)		1.20%	258.60%	0.50%
Foreign dividend income ($)		$ 9,115	$ 2,857	$ 2,611
Foreign dividend income (%)		1.00%	33.20%	0.50%
State tax, net of federal benefit ($)		$ 5,468	$ 700	$ 4,757
State tax, net of federal benefit (%)		0.60%	8.10%	0.80%
Foreign tax rate differential ($)		$ 1,018	$ (4,227)	$ 4,632
Foreign tax rate differential (%)		0.10%	(49.10%)	0.80%
Change in tax contingency ($)		$ 9	$ 4,326	$ 2,198
Change in tax contingency (%)		0.00%	50.30%	0.40%
Return to provision adjustments ($)		$ (3,972)	$ (1,767)	$ (4,932)
Return to provision adjustments (%)		(0.40%)	(20.50%)	(0.90%)
Tax credits ($)		$ (9,337)	$ (12,654)	$ (3,395)
Tax credits (%)		(1.00%)	(147.20%)	(0.60%)
Effect of tax holiday ($)		$ (11,501)	$ 27,424	$ (32,339)
Effect of tax holiday (%)		(1.30%)	318.90%	(5.70%)
Share-based compensation ($)		$ (11,955)	$ (1,017)	$ (2,991)
Share-based compensation (%)		(1.40%)	(11.80%)	(0.50%)
Section 45X production credit ($)		$ (138,546)	$ 0	$ 0
Section 45X production credit (%)		(15.50%)	0.00%	0.00%
Other ($)		$ 1,887	$ 2,301	$ 6,216
Other (%)		0.20%	26.90%	1.10%
Reported income tax expense		$ 60,513	$ 52,764	$ 103,469
Reported income tax expense (%)		6.80%	613.70%	18.10%
Tax payments, net		$ 90,900		$ 38,200
Tax refunds, net			$ 3,900
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]
Long-term contracts		211,974	23,531
Net operating losses		119,822	122,950
Capitalized research and development		53,146	32,932
Inventory		30,787	1,490
Accrued expenses		29,503	28,226
Compensation		16,451	13,167
Tax credits		14,800	103,260
Equity in earnings		4,464	4,172
Deferred expenses		1,590	1,735
Other		28,908	23,827
Deferred tax assets, gross		511,445	355,290
Valuation allowance		(149,424)	(135,763)	$ (123,917)			$ (127,711)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		362,021	219,527
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment		(234,394)	(150,477)
Investment in foreign subsidiaries		(6,034)	(5,689)
Acquisition accounting / basis difference		(3,964)	(4,065)
Restricted marketable securities and derivatives		(2,087)	0
Capitalized interest		(1,294)	(1,331)
Other		(14,200)	(8,214)
Deferred tax liabilities		(261,973)	(169,776)
Net deferred tax assets		$ 100,048	$ 49,751
Forecast
Deferred (Benefit) Expense [Abstract]
Vietnam long-term tax incentive tax rate					10.00%	5.00%