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Financing Arrangements - Primary Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facilities	$ 22,130,000	$ 144,580,000
Cash and cash equivalents	366,119,000	106,666,000	$ 106,666,000
Asset-based credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	400,000,000
Available liquidity	$ 632,233,000	303,300,000
Intellectual Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Quarterly Reduction Period	3 years
Real Estate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Quarterly Reduction Period	15 years
United States
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 260,000,000
Germany
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	70,000,000
Canada
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	25,000,000
United Kingdom
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	45,000,000
CARES Act
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facilities	22,130,000
Amount outstanding under letters of credit	364,000		$ 1,075,000
Average outstanding borrowing	107,802,000
Average available liquidity	$ 227,625,000
Debt covenant, fixed charge coverage ratio	1.0
Period fixed charge cover ratio must be in compliance if borrowing base falls below threshold	30 days
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant Reference Borrowing Capacity, Percent	10.00%
Debt instrument fixed charge coverage	$ 40,000,000
Asset-based credit facility, monthly fees	0.25%
Asset-based credit facility, origination fees	$ 3,915,000
Unamortized origination fees	1,891,000	2,115,000
Asset-based credit facility, origination fees included in other current assets	1,031,000	746,000
Asset-based credit facility, origination fees included in other long-term assets	$ 859,000	$ 1,369,000
Bank of America, N.A. \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, interest rate	3.68%
Bank of America, N.A. \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Asset-based credit facility, interest rate	3.00%