The percentage of proceeds received from sale of property, plant, and equipment

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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-Publisher FASB
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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			$ 2,841	$ 141,530	$ 45,635
Gain on sale K1 factory			$ (5,310)	$ 2,648	$ (1,390)
Korea
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	$ 142,400	$ 142,400
Percentage of proceeds received		10.00%
Gain on sale K1 factory	$ 108,100