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Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts.

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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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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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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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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt - Notes Payable (Details)	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
Debt - Notes Payable (Details)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 CNY (¥) line_of_credit	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) line_of_credit	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt								$ 2,339,000	$ 4,795,000
Notes payable to suppliers \| Loans With Suppliers
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt								2,339,000	4,795,000
Notes payable to suppliers \| Loans With Suppliers \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term							3 months
Notes payable to suppliers \| Loans With Suppliers \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term							6 months
Loans Payable \| First Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity							¥ 120,000,000	17,900,000
Loans Payable \| Second Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity							30,000,000	4,500,000
Bankers Acceptance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted cash and investments, current								2,600,000	2,600,000
Bankers Acceptance \| First Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity							¥ 240,000,000	35,800,000
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts							50.00%
Bankers Acceptance \| Second Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts							50.00%
Bankers Acceptance \| Loans With Suppliers
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt								2,300,000	$ 4,800,000
Short Term Loans \| Second Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity							¥ 60,000,000	$ 8,900,000
Notes Payable to Banks \| Notes Payable CITIC Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit			$ 17,000,000			$ 17,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			4.70%
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 17,000,000
Debt instrument, basis spread						2.55%
China \| Notes payable to suppliers \| First Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit					$ 17,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 17,000,000
China \| Bankers Acceptance \| First Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					4.10%
China \| Notes Payable to Banks \| Notes Payable CITIC Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit				$ 17,000,000
Line of Credit \| China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of debt instruments \| line_of_credit							2	2
CITIC Bank \| Line of Credit \| China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing amount							¥ 250,000,000	$ 37,200,000
CITIC Bank \| Bank Acceptance Drafts \| China
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of compensating balance requirement for bank acceptance drafts							36.00%
Credit facility, maximum borrowing amount							¥ 390,600,000.0	$ 58,200,000.0