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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 05, 2020 USD ($) Tranche	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2020 USD ($)
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, date of acquisition agreement	Feb. 05, 2020
Agreement amount to be invested	$ 14.2
Ownership percentage				33.60%
Number of tranche investment \| Tranche	2
Business acquisition aggregate consideration	$ 13.9
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	51.00%
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Forecast \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			51.00%
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Forecast \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment amount			$ 8.6
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Selling, General and Administrative
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition costs	$ 0.1
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Tranche One
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment amount				$ 5.6
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Tranche Two \| Forecast \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			51.00%
Savitech Corporation (“Savitech”) \| Tranche Two \| Forecast \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment amount			$ 8.5
Wafer Fabrication Facility ("GFAB")
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition aggregate consideration		$ 33.2
Acquisition date		Apr. 01, 2019
Wafer Fabrication Facility ("GFAB") \| Selling, General and Administrative
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition costs		$ 0.6