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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Amount of unrealized gain before deducting unrealized loss on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities.

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Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value - AFS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities	$ 40,542	$ 2,008	$ 40,542	$ 0
Gain on sale of investment	29,743	2,008	29,743	0
Gain on sale of investment		$ 2,008	$ 18,269	$ 0
Gain (Loss) on investments Net of tax Per Share Basic		$ 0.19	$ 0.19
GaIn (Loss) on Investments Net of Tax Per Share Diluted		$ 0.18	$ 0.18
Marubun [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available For Sale Investment Ownership Percentage		8.40%
Cost basis	10,016	$ 10,016	$ 10,016
Unrealized holding gain		8,708	6,174
Fair value, available-for-sale securities	16,190	$ 18,724	16,190
WPG [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available For Sale Investment Ownership Percentage		1.90%
Mutual Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost basis	16,233	$ 17,389	16,233
Unrealized holding gain		5,065	5,686
Fair value, available-for-sale securities	21,919	22,454	21,919
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair value, available-for-sale securities	38,109	41,178	38,109
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair value, available-for-sale securities	38,109	41,178	38,109
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair value, available-for-sale securities	0	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair value, available-for-sale securities	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0