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Represents the number of credit facilities available under an arrangement.

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The number of letters of credit.

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The amount of a specific compensating balance arrangement that is maintained under an agreement for a bank loan or future credit availability.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Earliest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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The cash outflow for a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 25, 2015 JPY (¥)	Feb. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of notes payable				$ 3,722	$ 5,047
Mitsubishi Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility						¥ 1,300,000,000	$ 11,600
Unamortized debt issuance costs						¥ 30,900,000	300
Libor Plus Rate [Member] \| Comerica \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility							$ 23,800	$ 23,800
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.75%
Line of credit facility, interest rate			3.53%			3.53%	3.53%	3.37%
Credit Facility Base Rate [Member] \| Comerica \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.75%
Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] \| Comerica \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Daily Adjusting LIBOR Rate [member] \| Comerica \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Second Credit Facility Expires September 2017 \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts				30.00%
Term Loan B [Member] \| Mitsubishi Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, aggregate principal amount	¥ 1,000,000,000								$ 8,400
Debt, periodic principal payments \| ¥	8,333,000
Debt, lump sum payment on the maturity date \| ¥	8,373,000
Loan structuring fee including consumption tax	¥ 40,500,000	$ 300
Term Loan B [Member] \| Tokyo Interbank Offer Rate [Member] \| Mitsubishi Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.40%	1.40%
Term Loan A [Member] \| Mitsubishi Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, aggregate principal amount	¥ 500,000,000								$ 4,200
Term Loan A [Member] \| Tokyo Interbank Offer Rate [Member] \| Mitsubishi Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.40%	1.40%
Capital Expenditures Credit Facility Expires April 30, 2017 \| Comerica
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 30,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases							62,000
2017 Mitsubishi Bank Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility						¥ 1,000,000	9
Debt Instrument, Term			72 months
Debt, aggregate principal amount						¥ 690,000,000	6,200
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start			Apr. 01, 2018
2017 Mitsubishi Bank Loan \| Tokyo Interbank Offer Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%
Loans Payable \| First Credit Facility Expires July 2019 \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			¥ 120.0				17,400
Loans Payable \| Second Credit Facility Expires September 2017 \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			266.0				38,600
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts				30.00%
Bankers Acceptance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted cash and investments, current							1,700	$ 2,100
Bankers Acceptance \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term				3 months
Bankers Acceptance \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility							5,700	$ 6,400
Bankers Acceptance \| Subsidiary in China \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term				6 months
Bankers Acceptance \| First Credit Facility Expires July 2019 \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			171.4				24,900
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts				30.00%
Bankers Acceptance \| Second Credit Facility Expires September 2017 \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			380.0				55,100
Bankers Acceptance \| Third Credit Facility Expires July 2019 \| Subsidiary in China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts				30.00%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of letters of credit \| item				3
Short-term line of credit facility							1,600
China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of short-term credit facilities \| item				3
China \| Loans Payable \| Third Credit Facility Expires July 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			30.0				4,400
China \| Short Term Loans \| Third Credit Facility Expires July 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			¥ 42.9				$ 6,200