Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended								3 Months Ended								3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 JPY (¥)	Oct. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2024 [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2010 Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2024 [Member] USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2011 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2025 [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2010 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2025 [Member] USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2011 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2026 [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2010 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2026 [Member] USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2011 September 2011 U.S. Asset Backed Financing [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 SANYO Electric [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Loan With A Japanese Company Due Two Thousand Eleven Through Two Thousand Seventeen Interest Payable Quarterly At One Point Nine Nine Five Seven Five Percentage [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 January 2011 Japanese Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 January 2011 Japanese Loan [Member] JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2011 March 2011 Chinese Loans [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 June 2011 Philippine Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 May 2011 Singapore Loan [Member] USD ($)
Remaining Balance Of Loan Due In January Two Thousand Eighteen																				$ 122,700,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(5,300,000)	0	(5,300,000)		(700,000)						5,300,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				450,000,000															12,000,000	377,500,000				7,000,000	10,000,000
Long-term Debt	1,237,000,000		1,237,000,000			888,800,000	92,400,000	[1]	87,500,000	[1]	86,800,000	[2]	82,200,000	[2]	380,200,000	[3]	410,100,000	[3]	11,500,000	349,200,000	349,200,000	2,400,000	180,000,000	7,000,000	10,000,000
Loans payable to bank																										35,000,000
Debt instrument maturity, date																				3-month LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum		1-month Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate plus 1.4% per annum		3-month LIBOR plus 3.80% per annum	1-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 1.625% per annum	1-month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate plus 1.75% per annum
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate																				1.75%		1.40%		3.80%	1.625%	1.75%
Principal outstanding balance of bank loans																										25,000,000
Unsecured loan unpaid balance											46,600,000
Period Debt Amortizes Over																			4 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							0.00%		0.00%		1.875%		1.875%		2.625%		2.625%		3.23%
Principal payment of loan, monthly				7,500,000																9,400,000		100,000
Debt instrument maturity year																									December 2011
Debt Instrument Monthly Payment Principal				7,500,000																9,400,000		100,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost											500,000
Par Value Of Debt Repurchased											53,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount											56,200,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt											$ 4,800,000

[1] The Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 may be put back to the Company at the option of the holders of the notes on April 15 of 2012, 2014 and 2019 or called at the option of the Company on or after April 15, 2012.

[2] The 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 may be put back to the Company at the option of the holders of the notes on December 15 of 2012, 2015 and 2020 or called at the option of the Company on or after December 20, 2012.

[3] The 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 may be put back to the Company at the option of the holders of the notes on December 15 of 2013, 2016 and 2021 or called at the option of the Company on or after December 20, 2013.