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Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties.

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Per share amount effect of the income tax benefit resulting from the income tax holidays granted by taxing jurisdictions.

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The date on which the special tax status will terminate.

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Amount 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 tax credits. Including, but not limited to, research credit, foreign tax credit, investment tax credit, and other tax credits.

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Amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries intended to be permanently reinvested outside the country of domicile.

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries			$ 365.2
Income tax incentives	$ 4.5	$ 3.4
Net impact of tax incentives, per diluted share	$ 0.13	$ 0.09
Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties	$ 9.6
Malaysia [Member] \| Latest Tax Year [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax holidays expiration date	2026
China [Member] \| Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax holidays expiration date	2023
Thailand [Member] \| Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax holidays expiration date	2030