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Business Acquisitions - Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 10, 2019	Sep. 01, 2018
Artesyn's Embedded Power Business [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:		$ 125,000
Artesyn's Embedded Power Business [Member] \| Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:		30
Useful Life	5 years
Artesyn's Embedded Power Business [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:		75
Useful Life	15 years
Artesyn's Embedded Power Business [Member] \| Tradename [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:		$ 20
Useful Life	10 years
LumaSense Technology Holdings Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:			$ 43,240
LumaSense Technology Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:			35,530
Useful Life	15 years
LumaSense Technology Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:			4,360
Useful Life	10 years
LumaSense Technology Holdings Inc. [Member] \| Tradename [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets:			$ 3,350
Useful Life	10 years