Business combination cash consideration payable upon acquisition agreement.

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Operating leases future minimum payments due in first eight point five months.

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Operating leases future minimum payments due in remaining months.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - ERIS Technology Corporation $ in Thousands, $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 TWD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 TWD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in subsidiary				60.00%
Subsequent Events \| Yea Shin Technology
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired by subsidiary in acquiree	60.00%		60.00%
Outstanding shares acquired by subsidiary in cash	$ 6,400	$ 193.9
Subsequent Events \| Yong Xiang Development Corporation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition	25,500	$ 776.0
Lease monthly payment for first 8.5 months	40		$ 1.2
Lease monthly payment for the remaining period	30		$ 1.0
Total lease commitment	$ 1,100
Lease expiration date	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020