Acquisition and Divestiture Activities (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 01, 2014 USD ($) shares	Jul. 11, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 11, 2014 TWD / shares
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired				$ 6,750	$ 197,986	$ 23,034
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests				0	(21,067)	0
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue					2,522,010	2,446,503
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)					$ 114,510	$ 128,252
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic | $ / shares					$ 0.78	$ 0.88
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted | $ / shares					$ 0.75	$ 0.85
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 144,359			138,244	$ 144,359	$ 43,132
MCB Industrie [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired						23,034
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired						5,433
Goodwill related to acquisitions						$ 7,985
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity						MCB Industrie S.A.
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition						Jun. 13, 2013
Holy Stone Polytech [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired					20,576
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired					3,736
Goodwill related to acquisitions					$ 6,328
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity					Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd.
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition					Jun. 11, 2014
Capella [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired			$ 177,410
Number of shares acquired | shares							38,703,705
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired							88.95%
Gross purchase price of acquired business		$ 180,167
Acquired cash and short-term investments							$ 50,195
Borrowings to fund acquisition		$ 53,000
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	21,067
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	$ 843				$ 843
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity					Capella Microsystems (Taiwan) Inc.
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement					Jul. 11, 2014
Business Acquisition, Share Price | TWD / shares									TWD 139
Offered purchase price								$ 205,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total							74,481
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total							4,134
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent							(16,769)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other							(454)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Marketable Securities							47,438
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value							21,895
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total							102,456
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Total							(6,374)
Goodwill							96,849
Sonntag [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired				$ 6,750
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity				Sonntag Electronic GmbH
Patents and Acquired Technology [Member] | Capella [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life					10 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total							14,870
Capitalized Software [Member] | Capella [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total							101
Customer Relationships [Member] | Capella [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life					7 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total							54,400
Tradenames [Member] | Capella [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life					7 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total							$ 5,110