Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Ownership Percentage Disposed Of

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Acquisitions and Divestitures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 29, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Dec. 24, 2014	Feb. 28, 2011
SoLayTec, B.V.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		49.00%	51.00%
Kingstone Hong Kong
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				55.00%
Kingstone Hong Kong
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Remaining ownership percentage disposed of	15.00%
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 5.7