The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details) employee in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2013 USD ($) employee facility	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of EMS business		$ 0	$ 0	$ 75,000
Amortization expense		$ 4,035	$ 4,190	5,002
Electronics Manufacturing Solutions
Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of EMS business	$ 75,000
Electronics Manufacturing Solutions \| Discontinued Operations Disposed Of By Sale
Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of EMS business	$ 75,000
Number of manufacturing facilities \| facility	5
Number of employees \| employee	1
Amortization expense				$ 700