Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rates Reconciliation (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory US federal income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
US state income taxes, net of federal benefit	(0.90%)	(2.30%)	(0.30%)
Non-US tax rate differential	(12.20%)	(13.60%)	(15.20%)
GILTI Related	12.50%	18.60%	15.10%
SubPart F	0.00%	0.00%	0.70%
Tax holidays	(4.00%)	(6.00%)	(3.40%)
Tax Credits	(10.00%)	(15.00%)	(10.60%)
Passive income exemption	(0.40%)	(1.20%)	(0.90%)
Acquisition contingent earnout liability adjustments	(0.70%)	(4.00%)	(0.20%)
Nondeductible items	2.00%	1.00%	(0.10%)
Effect of valuation allowance	(1.20%)	1.20%	(0.10%)
Prior year Transition Tax and related true-ups	0.50%	0.70%	19.50%
Uncertain tax positions	(1.00%)	(0.10%)	0.10%
Other	0.00%	(0.10%)	0.30%
Effective tax rate from ongoing operations	5.70%	0.20%	25.90%

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Acquisition Contingent Earnout Liability Adjustment, Percent

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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