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	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 21, 2019 USD ($)	May 24, 2019 USD ($)	May 08, 2019 USD ($)	May 07, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 21, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 21, 2019 TWD ($)	Dec. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2018 TWD ($)	Oct. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2019 TWD ($)	Jun. 21, 2019 CNY (¥)	May 24, 2019 CNY (¥)	May 07, 2019 CNY (¥)	Apr. 30, 2019 CNY (¥)	Apr. 19, 2019 CNY (¥)	Apr. 11, 2019 TWD ($)	Jan. 21, 2019 TWD ($)	Dec. 11, 2018 TWD ($)	Nov. 29, 2018 TWD ($)	Sep. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 21, 2018 CNY (¥)	Jun. 19, 2018 TWD ($)
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 84,124,000	$ 49,985,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount																				$ 69,400,000	$ 48,800,000
LIBOR Rate																				2.50%	1.76%
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities																				$ 2,400,000
Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																				3.40%	3.40%
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 6,331,000	$ 4,262,000
Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount														$ 6,800,000																	$ 210,601,605
Long-term Debt, Gross																					4,300,000
Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Finance Lease Agreement 2 [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds, Investing Activities, Total														$ 8,700,000	$ 267,340,468
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Term														3 years	3 years
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Initial Payment														$ 2,200,000	$ 67,340,468
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate														3.50%	3.50%
Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Second Sales Contract [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds, Investing Activities, Total											$ 8,700,000	$ 267,333,186
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Term											3 years	3 years
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Initial Payment											$ 2,200,000	$ 67,333,186
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate											3.10%	3.10%
Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Second Sales Contract [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 6,800,000																		$ 209,555,736
Long-term Debt, Gross																					4,600,000
Minimum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Finance Lease Agreement 2 [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Monthly Rental Payments														$ 200,000	$ 5,571,229
Minimum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Second Sales Contract [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Monthly Rental Payments											200,000	$ 5,570,167
Maximum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Finance Lease Agreement 2 [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Monthly Rental Payments														$ 200,000	$ 6,139,188
Maximum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] \| Chailease Finance Co, Ltd. [Member] \| Second Sales Contract [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Monthly Rental Payments											$ 200,000	$ 6,082,131
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| CapEx Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																		$ 26,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term																		5 years
Long-term Debt, Gross																				19,164,000	0
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																		$ 21,500,000
Debt Instrument, Term																		70 months
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 20,067,000	$ 0
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| CapEx Loan and Term Loan [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total										$ 37,800,000
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| CapEx Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																				1.30%
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| CapEx Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		1.30%
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| CapEx Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		2.00%
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																				1.15%
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		1.15%
Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		2.00%
Far Eastern [Member] \| Far Eastern's Published One-Year Fixed Term Time Deposits Rate [Member] \| Far Eastern Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate									0.655%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage																					1.045%
Far Eastern [Member] \| TAIFX3 Rate [Member] \| Far Eastern Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate									0.70%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage																					2.75%
SPD Bank [Member] \| The SPD 30M Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						4.32%																			4.32%
SPD Bank [Member] \| The $2M Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.59438%
SPD Bank [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| The $2M Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.48%
SPD Bank [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| The SPD 9.9M Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							0.2475%
SPD Bank [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| The SPD 30M Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						0.2475%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 20,000,000									$ 25,000,000								$ 60,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term																		3 years
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Fee, Percentage	0.30%									0.20%
Line of Credit Facility, Percentage of Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Threshold for Financial Covenants	75.00%									60.00%
Fixed Charge Cover Ratio, Minimum Threshold	1.5
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					$ 20,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																			1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		1.40%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Branch Banking and Trust Company [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																				$ 9,767,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																				2.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 3,256,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																	$ 9,700,000																	$ 300,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw																	90 days
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																	2.00%																	2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw																	120 days
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																	1.95%																	1.95%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| The NT$100M Credit Line [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 3,300,000																				$ 100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term		1 year
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| The US $1M Credit Line [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																					$ 3,336,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																					2.20%
Long-term Debt, Gross																				0	$ 3,336,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					3,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw		90 days
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.20%																				2.20%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Taishin International Bank [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw		120 days
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.25%																				2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																				7,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 3,550,000	0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																$ 7,000,000
Cost of Funds Rate for New Taiwan Dollars																0.77%
Cost of Funds Rate for US Dollars																2.54%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																				1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw																60 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																				3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw																90 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Cost of Funds Rate for US Dollars [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Development Bank of Singapore (Taiwan) Ltd. [Member] \| Cost of Funds Rate for New Taiwan Dollars [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																1.35%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Credit Facility with CTBC Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity													$ 4,900,000																	$ 150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term													1 year
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw													120 days
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Enterprise Swap Index Rate [Member] \| Credit Facility with CTBC Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate													1.20%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													0.69%																	0.69%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Cost of Funds Rate [Member] \| Credit Facility with CTBC Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate													1.20%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage													3.40%																	3.40%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Far Eastern [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																					$ 2,668,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																					1.70%
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 0	$ 2,668,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Far Eastern [Member] \| Far Eastern Credit Facility [Member] \| Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity									$ 2,600,000																			$ 80,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term									1 year
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					2,700,000
Debt Instrument, Term of Draw									180 days
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross																				8,652,000	0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																																$ 18,600,000	¥ 129,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| China Merchants Credit Line [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 8,900,000																			¥ 60,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term								12 months
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					0
Bank Acceptances Executed																					100,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SPD Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																					$ 25,449,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																					4.57%
Long-term Debt, Gross																				0	$ 7,919,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SPD Bank [Member] \| The SPD 9.9M Credit Facility [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 1,500,000																			¥ 9,900,000
Debt Instrument, Term							1 year
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SPD Bank [Member] \| The SPD 30M Credit Facility [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 4,500,000																			¥ 30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term						1 year
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SPD Bank [Member] \| The $2M Credit Facility [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term					6 months
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SPD Bank [Member] \| The SPD Credit Line [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 25,400,000																				¥ 180,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					7,900,000
Bank Acceptances Executed and Outstanding																					5,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																					$ 7,167,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																					5.70%
Long-term Debt, Gross																				$ 0	$ 7,167,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| The ¥100M Credit Facility [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 14,100,000																				¥ 100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term			18 months
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| The ¥50M Credit Facility [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 7,100,000																				¥ 50,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term			3 years
Long-term Line of Credit, Total																					7,200,000
Bank Acceptances Executed and Outstanding																					$ 800,000