| **Reportable Segments, Geographic Information And Major Customers (Net Sales To Unaffiliated Customers And Long-Lived Assets) (Details) (USD $)** | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      | $ 594,789,000  | $ 608,819,000   | $ 573,470,000 | $ 529,654,000 | $ 538,130,000 | $ 559,183,000 | $ 568,145,000 | $ 565,774,000 | $ 2,306,732,000 | $ 2,231,232,000 | $ 2,013,393,000 |
| Elimination of inter-segment sales                                                                                                                |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | (154,844,000) | (229,001,000) | (229,345,000) |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 265,191,000    |            |   |   | 247,816,000 |   |   |   | 265,191,000 | 247,816,000 |   |
| Long-lived assets exclusion                                                                                                                       | 46,500,000     |            |   |   | 48,100,000 |   |   |   | 46,500,000 | 48,100,000 |   |
| United States [Member]                                                                                                                            |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1,156,347,000 | 1,192,389,000 | 1,150,207,000 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 61,269,000     |            |   |   | 55,580,000 |   |   |   | 61,269,000 | 55,580,000 |   |
| Malaysia [Member]                                                                                                                                 |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 872,733,000 | 836,808,000 | 788,189,000 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 95,907,000     |            |   |   | 92,590,000 |   |   |   | 95,907,000 | 92,590,000 |   |
| China [Member]                                                                                                                                    |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 237,632,000 | 226,271,000 | 137,202,000 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 36,737,000     |            |   |   | 26,534,000 |   |   |   | 36,737,000 | 26,534,000 |   |
| United Kingdom [Member]                                                                                                                           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 60,313,000 | 75,771,000 | 71,519,000 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 9,256,000      |            |   |   | 9,259,000 |   |   |   | 9,256,000 | 9,259,000 |   |
| Mexico [Member]                                                                                                                                   |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 99,504,000 | 112,496,000 | 94,513,000 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 7,368,000      |            |   |   | 9,762,000 |   |   |   | 7,368,000 | 9,762,000 |   |
| Romania [Member]                                                                                                                                  |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 33,835,000 | 16,498,000 | 1,108,000 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 13,586,000     |            |   |   | 7,101,000 |   |   |   | 13,586,000 | 7,101,000 |   |
| Other Foreign Entities [Member]                                                                                                                   |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 5,540,000      |            |   |   | 5,479,000 |   |   |   | 5,540,000 | 5,479,000 |   |
| Corporate [Member]                                                                                                                                |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | 34,905,000     |            |   |   | 40,868,000 |   |   |   | 34,905,000 | 40,868,000 |   |
| Germany Member                                                                                                                                    |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue, Net                                                                                                                                      |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1,212,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                | $ 623,000      |            |   |   | $ 643,000 |   |   |   | $ 623,000 | $ 643,000 |   |

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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.
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Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity.
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.
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