Debt Instrument, Covenant, Tax Sharing Agreement, Distributions Percentage of Net Revenues, Maximum

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Loans, Related Party (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 05, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 28, 2017	Jan. 24, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Tax Sharing Agreement, Distributions Percentage of Net Revenues, Maximum					1.00%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	32,560,000	200,000	31,156,000
Long-term Debt	$ 482,513,000		$ 469,736,000
Kien Huat Montreign Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt				$ 36,200,000.0
Exchange rate (usd per share)	$ 26.21
Kien Huat Montreign Loan [Member] \| Montreign Operating [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of promissory note					$ 32,300,000.0
Kien Huat Note Exchange Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued				1,379,873
Kien Huat Backstop Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of promissory note	$ 20,000,000