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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Sale Amount At End Of Lease Term

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Line Of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period, China Base Rate Multiplier

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Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal, Period

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

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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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Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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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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, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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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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Bank borrowings - Credit Facilities and Long-term Debt Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 24, 2020	Apr. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2019 USD ($)	May 01, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 CNY (¥)	Apr. 26, 2020 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2019 CNY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 09, 2018 USD ($)	May 09, 2018 CNY (¥)	Jan. 12, 2018 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt												$ 129,889
Restricted cash												4,200			$ 2,400
Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 17,800
Amount outstanding												15,900
Debt term					5 years
Stated interest rate					5.04%
Variable Interest Rate Term Loan Maturing August 2022 \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 30,000
Amount outstanding												16,800					$ 16,700			$ 13,200
Debt term						5 years
Variable Interest Rate Term Loan Maturing August 2022 \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.75%
Variable Interest Rate Term Loan Maturing August 2022 \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.25%
YinHai Leasing Company and China Import/Export Bank \| Lease Financing
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity																		$ 62,800	¥ 400,000,000.0
Sale leaseback transaction, nominal amount for selling equipment back to joint venture \| ¥																			¥ 1
Amount outstanding												42,100	¥ 298,000,000.0
Finance lease term of contract																		5 years	5 years
YinHai Leasing Company and China Import/Export Bank \| Lease Financing \| China Five-Year Loan Prime Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate effective percentage	5.4625%
Basis spread on variable rate	0.8125%
China Development Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, China Merchant Bank and Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 35,700											¥ 250,000,000
Amount outstanding												35,300
Proceeds from lines of credit							$ 35,300	¥ 250,000,000
China Development Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, China Merchant Bank and Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank \| China One-Year Loan Prime Rate \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.30%
China Development Bank \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate									2.80%
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 24,000
Long-term debt												24,000
Export-Import Bank Of China
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding												$ 27,400	¥ 194,000,000
Restricted cash				$ 2,000												¥ 14,000,000
Export-Import Bank Of China \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 29,800												¥ 200,000,000
Proceeds from lines of credit \| ¥										¥ 10,000,000	¥ 190,000,000
China Base Rate multiplier				1.1
Interest rate during period including China Base Rate		5.39%		5.39%
Period for payments of principal				6 months
Repayments of lines of credit \| ¥										¥ 6,000,000.0
Export-Import Bank Of China \| China Five-Year Loan Prime Rate \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.74%
China \| YinHai Leasing Company and China Import/Export Bank \| Lease Financing \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread multiple																		1.15	1.15
Interest rate effective percentage																		5.4625%	5.4625%