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Knowles Corporation
(NYSE:KN) 

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Knowles Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions for the mobile consumer electronics, communications, medtech, defense, electric vehicle, and industrial markets. It operates in two segments, Audio and Precision Devices (PD). The Au...

Founded: 1946
Full Time Employees: 8,500
Sector: Technology
Industry: Communication Equipment

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      revenues
    153,100,000 162,200,000 152,900,000 145,900,000 132,200,000 142,500,000 142,500,000 204,700,000 196,400,000 215,200,000 175,100,000 173,000,000 144,300,000 197,100,000 178,200,000 188,000,000 201,400,000 234,300,000 233,000,000 199,800,000 201,000,000 243,200,000 205,800,000 152,200,000 163,100,000 233,900,000 235,900,000 205,200,000 179,800,000 223,800,000 236,200,000 188,400,000 178,500,000 138,600,000 221,700,000 190,200,000 193,700,000 240,600,000 243,100,000 190,300,000 185,300,000 310,500,000 294,600,000 240,900,000 238,600,000 286,046,000 300,836,000 281,033,000 273,384,000  
      cost of goods sold
    85,900,000 89,600,000 82,800,000 81,700,000 78,400,000 81,100,000 79,500,000 127,900,000 125,500,000 136,600,000 102,700,000 105,800,000 90,400,000 117,700,000 110,100,000 110,300,000 118,100,000 133,400,000 136,100,000 116,100,000 123,000,000 151,200,000 130,600,000 103,500,000 105,500,000 143,600,000 142,300,000 128,400,000 110,800,000 129,200,000 146,400,000 115,100,000 113,200,000 74,300,000 138,700,000 117,700,000 121,800,000 146,500,000 148,200,000 117,200,000 117,300,000 210,500,000 205,400,000 183,800,000 185,400,000 220,199,000 243,943,000 230,831,000 190,327,000  
      restructuring charges - cost of goods sold
    100,000 100,000 200,000  500,000 500,000 100,000 300,000 1,000,000 200,000 100,000 -1,700,000 100,000 4,100,000 28,100,000         900,000 1,400,000 700,000 100,000 400,000 500,000 300,000  100,000  100,000 200,000 -600,000 4,300,000 100,000  200,000 1,200,000 3,200,000 500,000 500,000 -600,000 2,183,000 4,700,000 16,417,000   
      gross profit
    67,100,000 72,500,000 69,900,000 60,600,000 53,300,000 60,900,000 62,900,000 77,600,000 69,900,000 78,400,000 77,500,000 73,700,000 53,800,000 75,300,000 40,000,000 77,700,000 83,300,000 100,900,000 96,900,000 83,700,000 78,000,000 92,000,000 75,200,000 47,800,000 56,200,000 89,600,000 93,500,000 76,400,000 68,500,000 94,300,000 89,800,000 73,200,000 65,300,000 64,500,000 82,500,000 71,700,000 67,600,000 94,000,000 94,900,000 72,900,000 66,800,000 43,400,000 88,700,000 56,600,000 53,800,000 63,664,000 52,193,000 33,785,000 83,057,000  
      yoy
    25.89% 19.05% 11.13% -21.91% -23.75% -22.32% -18.84% 5.29% 29.93% 4.12% 93.75% -5.15% -35.41% -25.37% -58.72% -7.17% 6.79% 9.67% 28.86% 75.10% 38.79% 2.68% -19.57% -37.43% -17.96% -4.98% 4.12% 4.37% 4.90% 46.20% 8.85% 2.09% -3.40% -31.38% -13.07% -1.65% 1.20% 116.59% 6.99% 28.80% 24.16% -31.83% 69.95% 67.53% -35.23%      
      qoq
    -7.45% 3.72% 15.35% 13.70% -12.48% -3.18% -18.94% 11.02% -10.84% 1.16% 5.16% 36.99% -28.55% 88.25% -48.52% -6.72% -17.44% 4.13% 15.77% 7.31% -15.22% 22.34% 57.32% -14.95% -37.28% -4.17% 22.38% 11.53% -27.36% 5.01% 22.68% 12.10% 1.24% -21.82% 15.06% 6.07% -28.09% -0.95% 30.18% 9.13% 53.92% -51.07% 56.71% 5.20% -15.49% 21.98% 54.49% -59.32%   
      research and development expenses
    11,700,000 10,500,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,700,000 10,300,000 10,200,000 20,900,000 20,600,000 19,000,000 19,800,000 19,700,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 19,300,000 21,300,000 23,100,000 22,600,000 22,300,000 24,600,000 23,300,000 22,700,000 21,900,000 22,600,000 25,700,000 23,700,000 23,400,000 25,000,000 24,700,000 25,200,000 25,200,000 25,400,000 24,800,000 16,600,000 23,900,000 26,700,000 26,200,000 25,300,000 23,300,000 25,800,000 26,100,000 36,800,000 33,000,000 22,700,000 19,600,000 21,032,000 21,047,000 21,701,000 19,220,000  
      selling and administrative expenses
    39,400,000 35,700,000 34,000,000 35,900,000 37,200,000 35,200,000 33,900,000 43,000,000 43,500,000 45,400,000 34,600,000 36,500,000 33,800,000 33,300,000 32,600,000 30,700,000 32,300,000 37,500,000 36,000,000 36,700,000 36,200,000 32,200,000 32,000,000 31,100,000 36,200,000 34,600,000 34,600,000 38,900,000 37,600,000 35,100,000 34,500,000 37,100,000 35,800,000 12,700,000 36,800,000 38,700,000 38,100,000 39,400,000 43,000,000 45,200,000 43,100,000 56,700,000 59,200,000 46,500,000 45,700,000 45,618,000 46,462,000 51,988,000 52,675,000  
      restructuring charges
    100,000 500,000 100,000  2,400,000  100,000 -100,000 1,500,000 400,000 1,500,000 600,000 1,000,000 -200,000 2,700,000 500,000 6,600,000 200,000  100,000 200,000 -500,000 100,000 6,500,000 3,900,000 500,000 1,900,000 100,000 1,800,000 300,000 500,000 500,000 400,000 1,800,000 900,000 2,800,000 700,000 1,000,000 2,100,000 3,700,000 3,500,000 3,200,000 8,900,000 300,000 300,000 684,000 1,090,000 4,283,000   
      operating expenses
    51,200,000 46,700,000 44,100,000 45,900,000 49,300,000 45,500,000 44,200,000 313,200,000 65,600,000 64,800,000 55,900,000 56,800,000 54,800,000 282,200,000 54,600,000 292,300,000 62,000,000 60,300,000 62,300,000 61,400,000 59,700,000 54,400,000 61,600,000 60,200,000 65,800,000 58,800,000 59,900,000 64,000,000 64,100,000 60,600,000 60,200,000 63,000,000 61,000,000 31,100,000 61,600,000 88,100,000 65,000,000 65,700,000 68,400,000 74,700,000 72,700,000 241,400,000 101,100,000 69,500,000 65,600,000 67,334,000 68,599,000 77,972,000 71,895,000  
      operating earnings
    15,900,000 25,800,000 25,800,000 14,700,000 4,000,000 15,400,000 18,700,000 -235,600,000 4,300,000 13,600,000 21,600,000 16,900,000 -1,000,000 -206,900,000 -14,600,000 -214,600,000 21,300,000 40,600,000 34,600,000 22,300,000 18,300,000 37,600,000 13,600,000 -12,400,000 -9,600,000 30,800,000 33,600,000 12,400,000 4,400,000 33,700,000 29,600,000 10,200,000 4,300,000 33,400,000 20,900,000  2,600,000 28,300,000 26,500,000 -1,800,000 -5,900,000    -11,800,000 -3,670,000 -16,406,000 -44,187,000 11,162,000  
      interest expense
    1,500,000 1,800,000 2,300,000 2,500,000 2,700,000 3,400,000 3,900,000 4,600,000 4,400,000 3,200,000 600,000 800,000 800,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 800,000 800,000 1,900,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 3,900,000 4,700,000 4,100,000 3,700,000 3,600,000 3,800,000 3,600,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 4,000,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 5,200,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,200,000 5,300,000 5,600,000 5,800,000 3,700,000 3,500,000 3,700,000 3,100,000 2,400,000 2,093,000 2,015,000 1,820,000 672,000  
      other expense
    3,400,000 600,000 1,200,000 900,000 500,000 -1,700,000 2,600,000 300,000 -400,000 200,000 -500,000 -1,300,000 2,300,000   1,700,000  400,000 -1,900,000 -600,000  1,300,000 1,000,000 1,900,000 -2,700,000 500,000 -600,000 -500,000 1,000,000 200,000 300,000 300,000 -100,000   1,500,000 2,300,000 -2,400,000   500,000 1,000,000 2,200,000 -200,000 -1,900,000 -2,460,000 -2,285,000 -201,000 347,000  
      earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations
    11,000,000 29,600,000 22,300,000 11,300,000 800,000 13,700,000 12,200,000       -208,500,000 -13,600,000 -217,100,000  38,300,000 32,300,000 18,800,000 15,200,000 32,400,000 7,900,000 -18,400,000  26,700,000 30,400,000 9,300,000 -100,000 29,600,000 25,300,000 5,800,000 400,000 31,500,000 15,800,000   25,400,000 20,900,000 -5,400,000 -10,100,000          
      provision for income taxes
    -300,000 4,100,000 4,300,000 3,500,000 1,200,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 18,800,000 3,200,000 -37,200,000 4,900,000 3,800,000 1,100,000 -500,000 -16,300,000 25,800,000 2,900,000 -54,300,000 4,600,000 1,400,000 2,700,000 2,800,000 2,300,000 1,100,000 2,200,000 5,600,000 5,000,000 3,400,000 2,600,000 -49,800,000 43,100,000 1,400,000 800,000   7,300,000 -200,000 7,900,000  1,400,000 2,400,000 -15,500,000 -3,400,000 300,000 3,500,000 -2,171,000 -1,527,000 33,097,000 2,500,000  
      earnings from continuing operations
    11,300,000 25,500,000 18,000,000 7,800,000  10,400,000 9,200,000       -208,000,000 2,700,000 -242,900,000  92,600,000 27,700,000 17,400,000 12,500,000 29,600,000 5,600,000 -19,500,000  21,100,000 25,400,000 5,900,000  79,400,000 -17,800,000 4,400,000  26,100,000 15,400,000   17,500,000 20,900,000 -6,800,000 -12,500,000          
      loss from discontinued operations
    -1,600,000 -550,000 -600,000                                   1,800,000 -28,500,000 -17,800,000 -16,900,000          
      net earnings
    9,700,000 21,000,000 17,400,000 7,800,000 -2,000,000 18,500,000 500,000 -259,300,000 2,500,000 47,400,000 16,600,000 13,600,000 -5,200,000 -208,000,000 2,700,000 -242,900,000 18,100,000 92,600,000 27,700,000 17,600,000 12,500,000 29,600,000 5,600,000 -19,500,000  20,500,000 25,400,000 5,900,000  79,600,000 -16,200,000 4,600,000  85,500,000 15,700,000          -15,800,000 -1,132,000 -14,609,000 -78,903,000 7,643,000  
      yoy
    -585.00% 13.51% 3380.00% -103.01% -180.00% -60.97% -96.99% -2006.62% -148.08% -122.79% 514.81% -105.60% -128.73% -324.62% -90.25% -1480.11% 44.80% 212.84% 394.64% -190.26%  44.39% -77.95% -430.51%  -74.25% -256.79% 28.26%  -6.90% -203.18%              -306.73%      
      qoq
    -53.81% 20.69% 123.08% -490.00% -110.81% 3600.00% -100.19% -10472.00% -94.73% 185.54% 22.06% -361.54% -97.50% -7803.70% -101.11% -1441.99% -80.45% 234.30% 57.39% 40.80% -57.77% 428.57% -128.72%   -19.29% 330.51%   -591.36% -452.17%   444.59%           1295.76% -92.25% -81.48% -1132.36%   
      earnings per share from continuing operations:
                                                      
      basic
    0.13 0.3 0.21 0.09 -0.02 0.11 0.1       -2.27 0.03 -2.64  1.01 0.3 0.19 0.14 0.32 0.06 -0.21 0.04 0.24 0.28 0.06  0.88 -0.2 0.05  0.29 0.17 0.01 0.01 0.2 0.24 -0.08 -0.14          
      diluted
    0.13 0.29 0.21 0.09 -0.02 0.12 0.1       -2.27 0.03 -2.64  0.98 0.29 0.18 0.13 0.32 0.06 -0.21 0.04 0.22 0.27 0.06  0.87 -0.2 0.05  0.29 0.17 0.01 0.01 0.19 0.24 -0.08 -0.14          
      loss per share from discontinued operations:
                                                      
      basic
    -0.02 -0.005 -0.01                      -0.14    -0.03       -0.34 -0.05 0.01 -0.32 -0.2 -0.19          
      diluted
    -0.02 -0.008 -0.01                      -0.14    -0.03       -0.34 -0.05 0.03 -0.32 -0.2 -0.19          
      net earnings per share:
                                                      
      basic
    0.11 0.24 0.2 0.09 -0.02 0.2 0.01 -2.9 0.03 0.53 0.18 0.15 -0.06 -2.27 0.03 -2.64 0.2 0.3 0.19 0.14 0.32 0.06 -0.21  0.23 0.28 0.06  0.88 -0.18 0.05  0.95 0.18                
      diluted
    0.11 0.24 0.2 0.09 -0.02 0.2 0.01 -2.9 0.03 0.52 0.18 0.15 -0.06 -2.27 0.03 -2.64 0.19 0.98 0.29 0.19 0.13 0.32 0.06 -0.21  0.22 0.27 0.06  0.87 -0.18 0.05  0.94 0.17                
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                      
      basic
    85.4 86.4 85.8 86.9 87.8 88.9 88.7 89.4 89.6 90.9 90.8 91.4 91.4 91.7 91.4 92 92.3 92.3 92,189,329 92,493,220 92,263,705 91,701,004 91,688,765 91,589,156 91,795,980 91,156,124 91,398,539 91,018,213 90,535,188 90,050,051 90,171,928 90,063,089 89,718,318 89,329,794 89,469,996 89,361,352 88,973,503 88,667,098 88,720,888 88,652,453 88,536,740 86,802,828 88,429,627 85,144,298 85,107,579 85,046,042 85,047,991 85,042,334 85,023,862  
      diluted
    87.7 88 87.3 87.6 87.8 90.1 89.7 89.4 90.5 91.6 91.4 91.8 91.4 91.7 92 92 94.3 94.7 94,143,034 94,905,503 94,983,586 92,883,138 92,473,318 91,589,156 91,795,980 93,439,023 93,859,446 92,507,279 90,535,188 91,194,747 90,171,928 90,731,760 89,718,318 90,490,007 90,373,112 89,361,352 88,973,503 89,182,967 89,317,806 88,652,453 88,536,740 86,802,828 88,429,627 85,144,298 85,107,579 85,046,042 85,047,991 85,042,334 85,126,796  
      impairment charges
       3,600,000          231,100,000  239,800,000   4,000,000    7,600,000           -300,000 300,000 1,400,000               
      loss from continuing operations
        -400,000                    -12,800,000    -2,700,000    -400,000   -30,300,000 -4,700,000              
      earnings from discontinued operations
        -1,600,000 8,100,000 -8,700,000             200,000     3,700,000     200,000 1,600,000 200,000 100,000 59,400,000 300,000 600,000 1,500,000              
      loss per share from continuing operations:
                                                      
      basic
    -0.02 -0.005 -0.01                      -0.14    -0.03       -0.34 -0.05 0.01 -0.32 -0.2 -0.19          
      diluted
    -0.02 -0.008 -0.01                      -0.14    -0.03       -0.34 -0.05 0.03 -0.32 -0.2 -0.19          
      earnings per share from discontinued operations:
                                                      
      basic
    0.13 0.3 0.21 0.09 -0.02 0.11 0.1       -2.27 0.03 -2.64  1.01 0.3 0.19 0.14 0.32 0.06 -0.21 0.04 0.24 0.28 0.06  0.88 -0.2 0.05  0.29 0.17 0.01 0.01 0.2 0.24 -0.08 -0.14          
      diluted
    0.13 0.29 0.21 0.09 -0.02 0.12 0.1       -2.27 0.03 -2.64  0.98 0.29 0.18 0.13 0.32 0.06 -0.21 0.04 0.22 0.27 0.06  0.87 -0.2 0.05  0.29 0.17 0.01 0.01 0.19 0.24 -0.08 -0.14          
      earnings per share from discontinued operations:
                                                      
      gain on sale of fixed assets
           -1,100,000  -2,500,000 -5,200,000 -4,800,000                                       
      goodwill impairment
           249,400,000                                           
      gain on sale of asset
            -5,400,000                                          
      earnings before income taxes
           -240,500,000 5,700,000 8,700,000 21,500,000 17,400,000 -4,100,000    21,000,000                            -12,300,000 -3,303,000 -16,136,000 -45,806,000 10,143,000  
      other income
                 -225,000 -2,100,000  -500,000    -900,000             950,000      -2,200,000           
      loss before income taxes and discontinued operations
                            -10,600,000           -23,000,000 -4,900,000              
      net income
                            -9,100,000    -2,700,000    -300,000   -29,700,000 -3,200,000 19,300,000 -7,600,000 -24,600,000 -29,400,000 -11,700,000 -14,900,000 -16,100,000       
      net income per share
                                                      
      basic
                            -0.1    -0.03       -0.33 -0.04 0.21 -0.08 -0.28 -0.33          
      diluted
                            -0.1    -0.03       -0.33 -0.04 0.22 -0.08 -0.28 -0.33          
      benefit from income taxes
                                     1,875,000 400,000                
      operating income
                                       -16,400,000      -9,275,000 -12,400,000 -12,900,000       
      yoy
                                                      
      qoq
                                             -25.20% -3.88%        
      income before income taxes
                                             -11,600,000 -18,300,000 -15,800,000       
      basic loss per share
                                             -0.135 -0.17 -0.19       
      diluted loss per share
                                             -0.135 -0.17 -0.19       
      basic earnings per share
                                                -0.19 -0.01 -0.17 -0.93 0.09  
      diluted earnings per share
                                                -0.19 -0.01 -0.17 -0.93 0.09  
    Balance Sheets:
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      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 
                                                       
        current assets:
                                                       
        cash and cash equivalents
      41,000,000 54,200,000 92,500,000 103,200,000 101,900,000 130,100,000 92,600,000 84,000,000 122,100,000 87,300,000 75,100,000 54,400,000 52,000,000 48,200,000 41,500,000 47,700,000 50,700,000 68,900,000 140,000,000 94,200,000 181,600,000 147,800,000 139,100,000 168,300,000 147,800,000 78,400,000 69,700,000 53,600,000 41,300,000 73,500,000 68,600,000 50,800,000 62,700,000 111,700,000 57,700,000 48,600,000 63,300,000 66,200,000 60,000,000 47,200,000 44,200,000 63,300,000 57,900,000 37,000,000 38,600,000 55,200,000 34,295,000 44,610,000 51,379,000 
        accounts receivable
      109,200,000 102,800,000 107,700,000 101,100,000 106,900,000 105,000,000 105,700,000 136,100,000 130,800,000 135,300,000 119,000,000 118,000,000 109,500,000 134,700,000 128,700,000 127,800,000 143,100,000 146,600,000 129,800,000 116,800,000 114,700,000 131,400,000 125,200,000 101,600,000 120,600,000 159,600,000 162,400,000 135,800,000 130,500,000 140,300,000 148,400,000 130,100,000 125,600,000 137,700,000 152,400,000 129,700,000 131,700,000 145,100,000 150,900,000 123,200,000 127,000,000 192,400,000 220,500,000 199,600,000 207,400,000 236,300,000 216,893,000 207,287,000 188,504,000 
        inventories
      136,200,000 124,600,000 123,900,000 119,700,000 120,000,000 118,000,000 124,900,000 190,100,000 203,400,000 196,400,000 184,100,000 191,900,000 208,600,000 169,500,000 194,600,000 188,800,000 177,000,000 153,100,000 155,700,000 162,400,000 142,300,000 130,100,000 160,100,000 162,500,000 161,200,000 141,800,000 151,200,000 159,700,000 159,300,000 140,100,000 154,100,000 160,600,000 144,000,000 125,600,000 148,300,000 142,700,000 117,500,000 108,200,000 125,900,000 139,000,000 127,200,000 152,000,000 172,000,000 170,900,000 170,100,000 162,000,000 161,237,000 155,858,000 154,186,000 
        prepaid and other current assets
      11,000,000 9,800,000 10,100,000 10,800,000 9,100,000 8,300,000 9,800,000 12,700,000 11,600,000 9,800,000 9,600,000 11,600,000 12,900,000 10,000,000 12,400,000 14,400,000 13,100,000 11,700,000 9,900,000 11,600,000 12,000,000 10,300,000 10,500,000 10,600,000 13,400,000 8,600,000 11,000,000 13,800,000 13,800,000 11,100,000 12,200,000 23,300,000 23,900,000 19,900,000 12,700,000 13,800,000 11,800,000 10,600,000 12,100,000 14,600,000 15,500,000 11,600,000 14,700,000 16,200,000 10,700,000 10,700,000 16,114,000 15,940,000 15,576,000 
        total current assets
      297,400,000 291,400,000 334,200,000 334,800,000 337,900,000 361,400,000 436,000,000 422,900,000 467,900,000 428,800,000 387,800,000 375,900,000 383,000,000 362,400,000 377,200,000 378,700,000 383,900,000 380,300,000 435,400,000 385,000,000 450,600,000 419,600,000 434,900,000 443,000,000 443,000,000 388,400,000 394,300,000 362,900,000 344,900,000 365,000,000 383,300,000 364,800,000 356,200,000 394,900,000 371,100,000 334,800,000 324,300,000 330,100,000 348,900,000 324,000,000 313,900,000 419,300,000 471,600,000 434,000,000 438,100,000 474,000,000 435,158,000 431,735,000 422,242,000 
        property, plant, and equipment
      144,700,000 140,200,000 130,900,000 127,200,000 129,000,000 130,100,000 134,400,000 159,400,000 166,300,000 175,400,000 144,600,000 149,900,000 158,500,000 161,800,000 164,400,000 182,200,000 191,700,000 200,800,000 190,600,000 190,200,000 183,600,000 191,500,000 188,600,000 192,800,000 198,400,000 206,500,000 207,500,000 211,900,000 216,100,000 211,700,000 201,300,000 205,100,000 203,400,000 183,000,000 193,800,000               
        goodwill
      270,300,000 270,300,000 270,200,000 270,100,000 269,800,000 269,800,000 270,400,000 291,200,000 540,500,000 540,700,000 471,000,000 471,000,000 471,000,000 471,000,000 702,100,000 702,100,000 942,000,000 941,300,000 941,300,000 941,400,000 910,000,000 910,000,000 909,900,000 909,900,000 909,900,000 909,900,000 891,100,000 891,100,000 891,100,000 887,900,000 887,900,000 887,900,000 887,800,000 884,900,000 907,700,000 907,800,000 906,100,000 894,600,000 917,100,000 913,300,000 933,900,000 925,800,000 934,100,000 886,900,000 880,000,000 914,700,000 932,384,000 958,151,000 964,345,000 
        intangible assets
      137,100,000 141,100,000 145,300,000 149,300,000 153,400,000 157,400,000 162,300,000 177,300,000 183,000,000 189,400,000 78,300,000 79,300,000 82,200,000 85,100,000 88,100,000 91,200,000 94,200,000 97,300,000 101,700,000 106,000,000 75,400,000 78,700,000 81,900,000 85,200,000 88,400,000 91,700,000 54,800,000 56,600,000 58,300,000 56,700,000 58,300,000 60,000,000 61,600,000 53,500,000 57,500,000 59,200,000 77,700,000 77,400,000 80,300,000 85,900,000 91,400,000 97,000,000 255,800,000 241,700,000 248,900,000 270,300,000 286,827,000 305,498,000 312,508,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      19,300,000 19,100,000 19,700,000 19,800,000 19,800,000 8,600,000 7,800,000 10,600,000 11,300,000 13,100,000 10,700,000 11,500,000 12,300,000 12,600,000 13,600,000 14,700,000 15,900,000 17,400,000 17,000,000 22,800,000 21,500,000 23,300,000 24,600,000 31,300,000 32,600,000 33,600,000 35,600,000 38,100,000 39,300,000                     
        investment in affiliate
      83,400,000 83,400,000 77,200,000 77,200,000 77,200,000 77,200,000                                            
        other assets and deferred charges
      101,700,000 105,600,000 110,700,000 109,900,000 110,000,000 113,700,000 115,600,000 116,700,000 114,400,000 115,400,000 89,800,000 88,400,000 88,500,000 91,000,000 91,300,000 89,500,000 91,000,000 94,500,000 37,200,000 36,500,000 34,200,000 31,800,000 27,800,000 25,500,000 24,500,000 24,500,000 24,200,000 25,200,000 25,300,000 26,600,000 34,100,000 34,700,000 35,400,000 31,800,000 23,800,000 22,500,000 26,400,000 25,900,000 33,400,000 29,500,000 27,900,000 30,800,000 25,900,000 24,100,000 24,000,000 23,600,000 35,977,000 41,934,000 32,333,000 
        total assets
      1,053,900,000 1,051,100,000 1,088,200,000 1,088,300,000 1,097,100,000 1,118,200,000 1,171,300,000 1,178,100,000 1,483,400,000 1,462,800,000 1,182,200,000 1,176,000,000 1,195,500,000 1,183,900,000 1,436,700,000 1,458,400,000 1,718,700,000 1,731,600,000 1,723,200,000 1,681,900,000 1,675,300,000 1,654,900,000 1,667,700,000 1,687,700,000 1,696,800,000 1,654,600,000 1,607,500,000 1,585,800,000 1,575,000,000 1,547,900,000 1,565,100,000 1,552,700,000 1,546,300,000 1,549,800,000 1,553,900,000 1,516,500,000 1,530,300,000 1,515,100,000 1,581,800,000 1,627,700,000 1,636,800,000 1,697,700,000 1,980,800,000 1,893,900,000 1,894,300,000 1,998,500,000 2,011,530,000 2,072,988,000 2,082,340,000 
        current liabilities:
                                                       
        accounts payable
      44,500,000 42,900,000 41,200,000 38,800,000 39,600,000 58,500,000 34,200,000 52,500,000 67,800,000 51,300,000 52,300,000 48,500,000 70,700,000 41,400,000 58,300,000 64,400,000 81,300,000 90,900,000 72,900,000 72,700,000 81,000,000 70,300,000 68,900,000 75,000,000 79,500,000 87,700,000 73,900,000 65,200,000 71,700,000 77,200,000 82,700,000 89,900,000 86,700,000 85,600,000 75,300,000 79,000,000 72,400,000 71,800,000 73,200,000 74,800,000 79,500,000 116,500,000 142,300,000 151,600,000 157,300,000 172,100,000 168,374,000 155,096,000 129,127,000 
        accrued compensation and employee benefits
      19,300,000 29,700,000 26,300,000 23,100,000 18,300,000 29,400,000 27,000,000 32,200,000 25,300,000 33,000,000 26,900,000 23,900,000 21,100,000 26,900,000 24,800,000 24,500,000 24,400,000 42,800,000 36,800,000 30,200,000 22,500,000 30,400,000 26,800,000 21,500,000 21,300,000 32,100,000 30,500,000 28,900,000 22,900,000 40,200,000 34,900,000 30,000,000 23,100,000 31,200,000 30,300,000 29,500,000 24,000,000 34,700,000 31,300,000 28,100,000 24,500,000 37,300,000 34,500,000 30,900,000 28,100,000 38,700,000 38,916,000 39,051,000 29,225,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      4,600,000 4,100,000 3,800,000 3,700,000 3,700,000 3,900,000 2,300,000 4,100,000 4,500,000 5,100,000 4,700,000 6,100,000 7,400,000 8,400,000 9,500,000 9,900,000 9,800,000 11,400,000 10,900,000 11,100,000 10,000,000 10,200,000 10,000,000 9,800,000 9,500,000 9,300,000 9,200,000 9,100,000 8,900,000                     
        other accrued expenses
      21,500,000 28,200,000 25,300,000 27,700,000 35,100,000 33,600,000 18,500,000 22,000,000 22,700,000 25,000,000 22,800,000 29,900,000 24,400,000 19,900,000 27,500,000 23,300,000 23,700,000 19,400,000 20,700,000 18,300,000 19,200,000 18,600,000 23,800,000 19,700,000 16,900,000 16,500,000 19,900,000 19,700,000 20,300,000 20,100,000 25,300,000 21,300,000 25,600,000 28,200,000 31,800,000 29,600,000 30,200,000 26,000,000 25,300,000 32,400,000 36,000,000 41,600,000 39,100,000 42,300,000 44,100,000 48,800,000 36,390,000 47,855,000 23,335,000 
        federal and other taxes on income
      1,000,000 1,000,000 7,100,000 2,900,000 1,100,000 3,700,000 16,400,000 19,300,000 2,000,000 3,100,000 300,000  1,700,000 2,500,000 11,200,000 27,000,000 3,800,000 1,700,000 400,000  2,200,000 2,700,000 8,500,000 5,800,000 5,700,000 5,900,000 5,800,000 4,600,000 3,600,000 4,300,000 4,600,000 1,200,000 3,800,000 6,600,000 4,700,000 5,400,000 7,800,000 6,800,000 5,400,000 1,900,000 400,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 14,300,000 15,100,000 14,000,000 13,173,000 18,446,000 12,155,000 
        total current liabilities
      90,900,000 105,900,000 176,000,000 167,200,000 167,600,000 197,600,000 185,900,000 178,900,000 170,300,000 164,600,000 107,000,000 108,400,000 125,300,000 99,100,000 131,300,000 149,100,000 143,000,000 166,200,000 313,500,000 301,800,000 302,200,000 297,300,000 138,000,000 231,800,000 132,900,000 151,500,000 139,300,000 127,500,000 127,400,000 141,800,000 147,500,000 142,400,000 139,200,000 151,600,000 155,400,000 156,800,000 147,600,000 149,000,000 141,300,000 139,800,000 169,900,000 226,900,000 245,200,000 261,600,000 263,400,000 288,600,000 268,103,000 267,948,000 197,592,000 
        long-term debt
      131,000,000 114,000,000 104,000,000 119,000,000 119,000,000 134,000,000 175,500,000 212,400,000 245,200,000 224,100,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 78,000,000 73,000,000 70,000,000 70,000,000     213,000,000 160,900,000 258,800,000 156,800,000 154,800,000 171,900,000 170,000,000 158,100,000 187,900,000 196,100,000 194,300,000 192,600,000 297,900,000 284,800,000 286,600,000 288,500,000 345,500,000 392,200,000 371,700,000 400,000,000 448,500,000 376,000,000 377,500,000 385,000,000 388,750,000 392,500,000 396,250,000 
        deferred income taxes
      1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 800,000 800,000 700,000 700,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 500,000 500,000 600,000 600,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,700,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,000     22,300,000 22,300,000 20,300,000 21,700,000 21,800,000 21,700,000 19,200,000 18,400,000 36,600,000 39,600,000 44,200,000 49,200,000 53,051,000 63,735,000 49,115,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      15,600,000 16,100,000 16,900,000 17,200,000 17,300,000 5,800,000 5,500,000 6,900,000 7,300,000 8,200,000 6,200,000 6,300,000 6,900,000 7,200,000 8,400,000 10,100,000 12,500,000 14,700,000 15,800,000 18,100,000 16,600,000 18,700,000 20,500,000 22,400,000 24,000,000 25,100,000 27,100,000 29,400,000 30,100,000                     
        other liabilities
      35,100,000 38,200,000 38,400,000 37,700,000 36,300,000 23,700,000 24,000,000 26,100,000 26,000,000 31,100,000 29,800,000 28,900,000 30,000,000 38,800,000 38,300,000 22,100,000 18,500,000 20,600,000 25,800,000 27,900,000 30,500,000 32,800,000 29,300,000 26,000,000 24,500,000 29,900,000 26,900,000 27,700,000 28,900,000 34,300,000 104,600,000 69,700,000 69,700,000 67,900,000 41,400,000 40,800,000 43,000,000 41,400,000 40,300,000 41,800,000 42,100,000 45,600,000 50,200,000 49,800,000 38,200,000 39,500,000 30,244,000 30,099,000 35,008,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                       
        stockholders' equity:
                                                       
        preferred stock - 0.01 par value...
                                                       
        common stock - 0.01 par value...
      1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 850,000 850,000 850,000 
        treasury stock
      -278,200,000 -270,700,000 -260,700,000 -240,400,000 -210,200,000 -205,200,000 -180,800,000 -176,300,000 -151,200,000 -151,200,000 -130,800,000 -115,800,000 -110,800,000 -103,300,000 -103,300,000 -84,700,000 -66,100,000 -62,400,000 -36,200,000 -36,200,000 -16,200,000 -16,200,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000                         
        additional paid-in capital
      1,738,800,000 1,739,600,000 1,731,100,000 1,722,100,000 1,716,000,000 1,711,900,000 1,707,000,000 1,698,300,000 1,690,800,000 1,689,900,000 1,682,700,000 1,675,900,000 1,668,700,000 1,665,500,000 1,658,000,000 1,650,900,000 1,642,000,000 1,639,400,000 1,620,200,000 1,610,200,000 1,600,700,000 1,587,800,000 1,582,800,000 1,578,000,000 1,572,800,000 1,574,700,000 1,566,600,000 1,556,200,000 1,548,700,000 1,545,900,000 1,539,900,000 1,533,600,000 1,526,900,000 1,523,100,000 1,516,800,000 1,510,800,000 1,505,300,000 1,499,800,000 1,494,700,000 1,490,100,000 1,454,500,000 1,449,900,000 1,445,500,000 1,378,800,000 1,375,200,000 1,372,600,000 1,369,515,000 1,367,987,000 1,365,656,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -559,700,000 -569,400,000 -590,400,000 -607,800,000 -615,600,000 -613,600,000 -632,100,000 -632,600,000 -373,300,000 -375,800,000 -423,200,000 -439,800,000 -453,400,000 -448,200,000 -240,200,000 -242,900,000  -18,100,000 -110,700,000 -138,400,000 -156,000,000 -168,500,000 -198,100,000 -203,700,000 -184,200,000 -175,100,000 -195,600,000 -221,000,000 -226,900,000 -224,200,000 -303,800,000 -287,600,000 -292,200,000 -291,900,000 -377,400,000 -393,100,000 -363,400,000 -360,100,000 -379,400,000 -371,800,000 -347,200,000 -317,800,000 -130,800,000 -115,900,000 -99,800,000 -84,000,000 -82,863,000 -68,253,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -121,700,000 -124,700,000 -129,200,000 -128,800,000 -135,400,000 -138,100,000 -117,700,000 -137,400,000 -133,400,000 -129,800,000 -136,400,000 -134,800,000 -118,100,000 -122,100,000 -135,300,000 -120,700,000 -102,800,000 -100,400,000 -108,100,000 -104,400,000 -105,700,000 -100,500,000 -106,000,000 -116,400,000 -120,700,000 -112,000,000 -114,600,000 -108,900,000 -106,200,000 -111,000,000 -112,100,000 -104,300,000 -94,800,000 -100,000,000 -103,400,000 -108,700,000 -115,400,000 -132,100,000 -89,500,000 -116,600,000 -110,700,000 -126,200,000 -115,300,000 -96,900,000 -105,300,000     
        total stockholders' equity
      780,200,000 775,800,000 751,800,000 746,100,000 755,800,000 756,000,000 777,400,000 753,000,000 1,033,900,000 1,034,100,000 993,300,000 986,500,000 987,400,000 992,900,000 1,180,200,000 1,203,600,000 1,474,100,000 1,459,500,000 1,366,100,000 1,332,100,000 1,323,700,000 1,303,500,000 1,264,600,000 1,243,800,000 1,253,800,000 1,288,500,000 1,257,300,000 1,227,200,000 1,216,500,000 1,211,600,000 1,124,900,000 1,142,600,000 1,140,800,000 1,132,100,000 1,036,900,000 1,009,900,000 1,027,400,000 1,008,500,000 1,026,700,000 1,002,600,000 997,500,000 1,006,800,000 1,200,300,000 1,166,900,000 1,171,000,000 1,236,200,000 1,271,382,000 1,318,706,000 1,404,375,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      1,053,900,000 1,051,100,000 1,088,200,000 1,088,300,000 1,097,100,000 1,118,200,000 1,171,300,000 1,178,100,000 1,483,400,000 1,462,800,000 1,182,200,000 1,176,000,000 1,195,500,000 1,183,900,000 1,436,700,000 1,458,400,000 1,718,700,000 1,731,600,000 1,723,200,000 1,681,900,000 1,675,300,000 1,654,900,000 1,667,700,000 1,687,700,000 1,696,800,000 1,654,600,000 1,607,500,000 1,585,800,000 1,575,000,000 1,547,900,000 1,565,100,000 1,552,700,000 1,546,300,000 1,549,800,000 1,553,900,000 1,516,500,000 1,530,300,000  1,581,800,000 1,627,700,000 1,636,800,000  1,980,800,000 1,893,900,000 1,894,300,000     
        current maturities of long-term debt
        72,300,000 71,000,000 69,800,000 68,500,000 49,500,000 48,800,000 48,000,000 47,100,000         171,800,000 169,500,000 167,300,000 165,100,000  100,000,000           13,300,000 13,300,000 13,200,000 9,700,000 6,100,000 2,600,000 29,500,000 30,000,000 26,300,000 22,500,000 18,800,000 15,000,000 11,250,000 7,500,000 3,750,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
            103,000,000                                           
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
            44,800,000                                           
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
            38,000,000                                           
        non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
            2,200,000                                           
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                          300,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000     200,000 1,900,000 2,300,000 5,600,000  1,900,000 5,400,000 6,000,000 6,200,000 29,600,000 36,400,000         
        assets of discontinued operations
                                    200,000 200,000 1,900,000 1,700,000  700,000 800,000 900,000 2,400,000 66,400,000 57,300,000         
        property, plant and equipment
                                         191,500,000 195,000,000 186,200,000 199,700,000 208,600,000 212,400,000 224,800,000 293,400,000 307,200,000 303,300,000 315,900,000 321,184,000 335,670,000 350,912,000 
        total liabilities and equity
                                           1,515,100,000    1,697,700,000    1,998,500,000 2,011,530,000 2,072,988,000 2,082,340,000 
        deferred tax assets
                                                6,500,000 10,300,000 11,300,000 9,800,000 6,619,000 8,040,000 12,597,000 
        equity:
                                                       
        net former parent company investment in knowles corporation, prior to separation
                                                       
        accumulated other comprehensive earnings
                                                   -53,300,000 -16,120,000 18,122,000 27,221,000 
        total equity
                                                   1,236,200,000 1,271,382,000 1,318,706,000 1,404,375,000 
        net parent company investment in knowles corporation, prior to separation
                                                       
        retained earnings
                                                      10,648,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 
                                                      
          operating activities
                                                      
          net earnings
        21,000,000 17,400,000 7,800,000 -2,000,000 18,500,000 500,000 -259,300,000 2,500,000 47,400,000 16,600,000 13,600,000 -5,200,000 -208,000,000 2,700,000 -242,900,000 18,100,000 92,600,000 27,700,000 17,600,000 12,500,000 29,600,000 5,600,000   20,500,000 25,400,000                -15,800,000 -1,132,000 -14,610,000 -78,901,000 7,643,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:
                                                      
          goodwill impairment
            13,100,000                                         
          depreciation and amortization
        9,200,000 9,000,000 9,100,000 9,000,000 9,600,000 13,300,000 13,400,000 14,000,000 12,700,000 10,600,000 11,100,000 12,100,000 12,200,000 12,900,000 14,000,000 14,800,000 15,900,000 15,800,000 15,700,000 15,100,000 14,900,000 15,200,000 15,200,000 15,300,000 14,000,000 13,400,000 13,700,000 13,300,000 12,700,000 13,100,000 13,100,000 13,500,000 12,900,000 14,500,000 14,600,000 15,300,000 15,900,000 18,400,000 34,700,000 35,400,000 33,100,000 32,500,000 33,068,000 47,070,000 38,083,000 33,379,000 
          stock-based compensation
        6,000,000 5,900,000 6,300,000 10,200,000 1,400,000 7,300,000 7,400,000 6,700,000 7,200,000 6,900,000 7,100,000 7,800,000 7,000,000 6,800,000 7,200,000 7,600,000 6,500,000 7,100,000 7,400,000 11,100,000 4,900,000 4,800,000 4,100,000 3,500,000 6,000,000 5,200,000 7,300,000 6,700,000 6,200,000 6,500,000 7,300,000 7,000,000 6,500,000 6,200,000 6,300,000 6,100,000 5,100,000 5,200,000 4,900,000 5,000,000 3,600,000 3,000,000 2,537,000 2,560,000 2,416,000 1,487,000 
          non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs
        600,000 1,400,000 1,500,000 1,300,000 1,700,000 2,100,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 1,400,000 200,000 100,000 300,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 900,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 2,000,000 1,800,000 2,100,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,900,000         
          impairment charges on fixed assets
                                                      
          loss on sale of business
        1,200,000 1,600,000                                          
          loss on sale or disposal of fixed assets
                                                      
          deferred income taxes
        4,600,000 -500,000 1,700,000 3,100,000 8,800,000 -200,000 -2,400,000 3,300,000 -41,900,000 -2,100,000 -400,000 4,100,000 3,600,000 -4,100,000 -800,000 2,900,000 -59,700,000 -800,000   -1,600,000 -500,000 -500,000 -600,000 600,000 -200,000 -500,000 9,600,000 1,900,000 -300,000 -2,500,000 -29,500,000 -1,400,000 2,900,000 -2,100,000 5,400,000 -3,600,000         
          non-cash restructuring charges
            400,000 -100,000 400,000 -100,000   4,600,000                                  
          dividend income
                                                      
          gain on sale of technology
                                                      
          other
        3,600,000 1,600,000 2,900,000 700,000 -5,600,000 7,800,000 -200,000 -200,000 1,500,000 400,000 -4,600,000 1,800,000 1,500,000 -3,500,000 -4,500,000 600,000  -1,300,000 300,000 -1,500,000 3,600,000 3,600,000 1,900,000 -4,100,000 2,200,000 -2,000,000 -700,000 1,800,000 -400,000 -2,100,000 -2,100,000 1,800,000 -600,000 2,300,000 2,000,000 1,200,000 -6,800,000 -800,000 3,000,000 -3,700,000 300,000 -700,000 -2,799,000 -829,000 -1,464,000 2,392,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                      
          receivables
        4,900,000 -6,600,000 5,900,000 -3,100,000 12,400,000 -7,400,000 -5,400,000 4,400,000 -2,800,000 -1,400,000 -8,400,000 25,300,000 -5,700,000 -1,200,000 14,600,000 3,400,000 -16,900,000 -12,900,000 900,000 16,600,000 -5,600,000 -23,500,000 19,300,000 38,800,000 3,100,000 -26,600,000 -5,500,000 11,200,000 8,200,000 -18,900,000 -3,700,000 14,100,000 6,500,000 -21,200,000 2,200,000 14,900,000 5,800,000 -23,400,000 27,200,000 -18,400,000 11,200,000 25,200,000 -27,000,000 -12,707,000 -19,120,000 34,527,000 
          inventories
        -300,000 -4,400,000 1,200,000 -1,600,000 -9,600,000 7,800,000 12,700,000 -9,300,000 30,500,000 7,800,000 11,200,000 -38,000,000 27,500,000 -10,100,000 -15,600,000 -24,600,000 3,300,000 6,000,000 -17,100,000 -12,900,000 33,000,000 5,800,000 -22,100,000 10,800,000 6,600,000 -1,400,000 -16,300,000 14,000,000 4,200,000 -19,100,000 -14,800,000 1,800,000 -3,500,000 -24,200,000 -8,100,000 13,900,000 16,200,000 18,600,000 4,200,000 -1,000,000 -10,100,000 -2,503,000 -5,993,000 -3,665,000 -6,039,000 
          prepaid and other current assets
        800,000 200,000 -1,100,000 -600,000 1,700,000 2,100,000 -1,100,000 -1,300,000 400,000 1,600,000 300,000 -2,700,000 3,500,000 1,900,000 -1,700,000 -1,700,000 -1,500,000 1,500,000 400,000 -3,300,000 1,400,000 1,100,000 3,000,000 -5,600,000 3,300,000 2,400,000 -100,000 -2,900,000 1,300,000 1,100,000 -500,000 -3,200,000 -7,600,000 1,600,000 -1,400,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 5,300,000 -5,600,000 -200,000 5,536,000 -249,000 -371,000 -3,216,000 
          accounts payable
        2,800,000 -1,500,000 -19,300,000 19,200,000 3,000,000 -14,400,000 17,200,000 -5,100,000 4,000,000 -20,500,000 27,800,000 -16,600,000 -500,000 -17,000,000 -7,100,000 15,800,000 -1,400,000 -8,000,000 10,800,000 -300,000 -6,300,000 -4,600,000 -6,300,000 12,400,000 8,800,000 -5,600,000 -3,500,000 -4,600,000 -7,000,000 11,600,000 -6,300,000 9,300,000 -7,300,000 5,700,000 -2,800,000 5,200,000 -2,700,000 -19,700,000 -9,100,000 -4,500,000 -9,400,000 10,838,000 26,522,000 10,395,000 -9,755,000 
          accrued compensation and employee benefits
        3,200,000 3,200,000 4,500,000 -11,100,000 4,100,000 7,000,000 -7,600,000 3,700,000 3,000,000 3,200,000 -5,900,000 1,700,000 900,000 600,000 -18,200,000 6,000,000 6,800,000 6,800,000 -7,700,000 3,200,000 4,900,000 100,000 -10,300,000 1,300,000 1,800,000 6,200,000 -17,400,000 5,300,000 5,200,000 7,400,000 -10,000,000 4,500,000 400,000 5,400,000 -11,200,000 4,300,000 300,000 3,000,000 4,400,000 2,900,000 -10,000,000 837,000 469,000 9,688,000 -14,394,000 
          other accrued expenses
        1,600,000 -2,400,000 -7,300,000 1,900,000 100,000 -500,000 -900,000 -1,700,000 700,000 -3,200,000 4,300,000 -3,800,000 -6,100,000 2,800,000 -1,500,000 4,500,000 -600,000 2,100,000 200,000 100,000 -5,400,000 4,400,000   -2,200,000 600,000 -800,000 1,800,000 -4,000,000 3,800,000 -4,900,000 -3,700,000 2,100,000 1,300,000 -1,900,000 5,800,000 -1,800,000 -7,200,000 3,200,000 -9,300,000 -4,700,000 -4,100,000 11,831,000 -10,926,000 24,731,000 -1,836,000 
          accrued taxes
        -5,500,000 4,100,000 1,700,000 -2,600,000 -13,700,000 -1,900,000 17,300,000 -100,000 1,900,000 300,000 -1,900,000 -700,000 -7,700,000 -16,000,000 23,000,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 300,000 -2,400,000 -900,000   100,000 -2,900,000 900,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 -400,000 -38,500,000 39,400,000 -3,200,000 -2,800,000               
          other non-current assets and non-current liabilities
        -300,000 100,000 100,000 13,800,000 -700,000 -500,000 300,000 -5,900,000 2,800,000 500,000 -8,100,000 -1,000,000 -2,300,000 17,200,000 4,300,000 -1,700,000 -1,400,000 -1,600,000 -2,400,000 -2,200,000 -400,000 700,000 1,300,000 -1,700,000 -500,000 400,000 800,000 -5,100,000 -32,100,000 -1,300,000 2,600,000 -300,000 25,500,000 200,000 2,300,000 200,000 -400,000 -100,000 -2,000,000 -800,000 800,000 -1,400,000 -80,000 -367,000 -5,481,000 -72,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        47,200,000 29,100,000 36,400,000 1,300,000 35,100,000 52,800,000 24,900,000 17,300,000 60,400,000 39,900,000 500,000 21,900,000 46,800,000 19,100,000 19,600,000 800,000 65,500,000 55,600,000 21,300,000 39,700,000 75,500,000 27,600,000 26,500,000 -1,500,000 73,300,000 39,700,000 22,100,000 -11,200,000 59,200,000 30,000,000 14,800,000 -5,500,000 61,800,000 9,700,000 3,500,000 17,900,000 69,700,000 27,600,000 66,000,000 -11,900,000 17,500,000 6,800,000 26,334,000 24,379,000 21,634,000 43,153,000 
          investing activities
                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of business
                                                    
          payment to finance seller loan
                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of technology
                                                      
          proceeds from seller loan repayment
        500,000                                           
          acquisitions of businesses
                                                      
          acquisition of asset
                                                     
          capital expenditures
        -15,300,000 -7,700,000 -5,100,000 -4,000,000 -3,300,000 -3,700,000 -3,200,000 -3,400,000 -5,100,000 -3,900,000 -4,000,000 -3,900,000 -7,400,000 -10,800,000 -7,100,000 -6,800,000 -12,200,000 -10,800,000 -5,200,000 -11,500,000 -5,800,000 -6,800,000 -7,800,000 -8,600,000 -8,100,000 -9,400,000 -15,100,000 -22,100,000 -10,000,000 -24,500,000 -23,500,000 -8,200,000 -13,700,000 -17,700,000 -7,700,000 -10,800,000 -14,600,000 -9,800,000 -21,000,000 -17,700,000 -15,861,000 -26,895,000 -17,245,000 -23,899,000 
          free cash flows
        31,900,000 21,400,000 31,300,000 -2,700,000 31,800,000 49,100,000 21,700,000 13,900,000 55,300,000 36,000,000 -3,500,000 18,000,000 39,400,000 8,300,000 12,500,000 -6,000,000 65,500,000 43,400,000 10,500,000 34,500,000 64,000,000 21,800,000 19,700,000 -9,300,000 64,700,000 31,600,000 12,700,000 -26,300,000 37,100,000 20,000,000 -9,700,000 -29,000,000 53,600,000 9,700,000 -10,200,000 200,000 62,000,000 16,800,000 51,400,000 -21,700,000 -3,500,000 -10,900,000 10,473,000 -2,516,000 4,389,000 19,254,000 
          proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment
                100,000 300,000       200,000 100,000 300,000 200,000                         
          purchase of investments
        -1,600,000 -500,000       -1,400,000 -2,100,000                           
          proceeds from the sale of investments
        1,600,000 500,000                                  
          net cash from investing activities
        -15,300,000 -7,700,000 -5,100,000 -3,500,000 48,300,000 -3,700,000 -3,200,000 3,800,000 -141,900,000 -3,900,000 8,100,000 -3,900,000 -7,300,000 -10,800,000 -7,800,000 -6,800,000 -20,200,000 -12,100,000 -90,300,000 -7,000,000 -14,800,000 -5,700,000 -6,800,000 -7,800,000 -66,500,000 -8,100,000 -9,400,000 -26,500,000 -22,000,000 -500,000 -25,100,000 -40,400,000 114,900,000 -11,600,000 -13,600,000 -20,200,000 -7,700,000 31,100,000 -14,600,000 -40,900,000 -21,400,000 -18,300,000 -2,535,000 -33,479,000 -28,740,000 -28,346,000 
          financing activities
                                                      
          payments under revolving credit facility
        -25,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -36,000,000 -38,000,000 -72,000,000 -20,000,000     -33,000,000       -50,000,000       -37,700,000        -55,000,000 -57,000,000 -41,000,000 -15,000,000       
          payments under seller note
                                                      
          borrowings under revolving credit facility
            62,000,000 38,000,000 40,000,000     5,000,000       100,000,000 10,000,000     175,700,000    12,000,000 95,000,000       
          repurchase of common stock
        -10,000,000 -20,000,000 -30,000,000 -5,000,000 -24,200,000 -4,500,000   -20,000,000 -15,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,500,000 -18,600,000 -18,600,000 -6,800,000 -24,500,000   -1,200,000 -15,000,000                       
          payments of debt issuance costs
                -300,000 -300,000 -1,600,000         -500,000                          
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        2,800,000 3,300,000 600,000  1,900,000    200,000 1,400,000  400,000 2,100,000 3,900,000                               
          tax on restricted and performance stock unit vesting and stock option exercises
        -300,000 -200,000 -200,000 -6,700,000 -200,000 -500,000 -100,000 -5,800,000                                       
          payments of finance lease obligations
        -100,000 -200,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -700,000 -600,000 -1,200,000 -100,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -3,000,000 -600,000 -500,000 -600,000 -600,000 -600,000 -500,000 -400,000 -500,000 -300,000 -500,000 -500,000 -400,000                   
          net cash from financing activities
        -70,300,000 -32,100,000 -30,300,000 -26,200,000 -44,800,000 -41,200,000 -59,600,000 13,600,000 93,500,000 -15,200,000 -5,800,000 -14,300,000 -33,100,000 -13,900,000 -14,200,000 -12,000,000 -116,500,000 2,400,000 -18,500,000 1,200,000 -52,100,000 -51,400,000 700,000 78,900,000 1,800,000 -15,300,000 -300,000 5,300,000 -32,300,000 -11,400,000 -1,300,000 -3,600,000 -122,900,000 10,700,000 -4,700,000 -1,000,000 -55,400,000 -45,900,000 -45,600,000 74,200,000 2,100,000 -4,600,000 -2,148,000 -640,000 143,000 -68,755,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        100,000 300,000 200,000 -1,100,000 700,000 -200,000 100,000 200,000 -100,000 -400,000 100,000 300,000 -600,000 -600,000 -200,000    -100,000 100,000 300,000 100,000 -200,000  -200,000 -100,000 200,000 -300,000 -300,000 500,000 200,000 300,000 100,000 400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -500,000 200,000 -500,000 -758,000 -575,000 194,000 -261,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -38,300,000   -28,200,000 37,500,000 8,600,000 -38,100,000 34,800,000 12,200,000 20,700,000 2,400,000 3,800,000    -18,200,000 -71,100,000 45,800,000 -87,400,000 33,800,000 8,700,000 -29,200,000 20,500,000 69,400,000             6,200,000  5,400,000    20,893,000 -10,315,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        130,100,000 87,300,000 48,200,000 68,900,000 147,800,000 78,400,000 73,500,000 111,700,000 -2,800,000 66,200,000 55,200,000 12,000 105,588,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        -38,300,000 -10,700,000 1,300,000 101,900,000 37,500,000 8,600,000 -38,100,000 122,100,000 12,200,000 20,700,000 2,400,000 52,000,000 6,700,000 -6,200,000 -3,000,000 50,700,000 -71,100,000 45,800,000 -87,400,000 181,600,000 8,700,000 -29,200,000 20,500,000 147,800,000 8,700,000 16,100,000 12,300,000 41,300,000 4,900,000 17,800,000 -11,900,000 62,700,000 54,000,000 9,100,000 -14,700,000 63,300,000 6,200,000 12,800,000 5,400,000 20,900,000 -1,600,000 38,600,000 20,905,000 -10,315,000 -6,769,000 51,379,000 
          supplemental information - cash paid during the year for:
                                                      
          income taxes
        900,000 1,400,000 3,200,000 2,900,000 6,600,000 2,000,000 3,700,000 2,600,000 1,600,000 2,000,000 2,700,000 4,300,000 2,300,000 3,200,000 -800,000 1,500,000 3,800,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 4,500,000 7,300,000 1,300,000 2,800,000 5,400,000 2,200,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 4,400,000 7,700,000                  
          interest
        2,100,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,800,000 3,500,000 3,400,000 2,600,000 1,000,000 900,000 900,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 700,000 700,000 3,400,000 400,000 3,200,000 400,000 3,100,000 900,000 3,700,000 400,000 3,200,000 500,000 3,300,000 500,000 3,600,000                  
          fixed asset impairment
                                                     
          loss on sale of fixed assets
                                                      
          supplemental information - cash paid for:
                                                      
          gain on sale or disposal of fixed assets
                                                      
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                     -6,200,000            16,100,000 12,300,000 -32,200,000  17,800,000 -11,900,000 -49,000,000  9,100,000 -14,700,000 -2,900,000     -1,600,000 -16,600,000    -54,209,000 
          gain on sale of asset
            -7,200,000                                       
          proceeds from the sale of asset
            7,200,000                                       
          gain on sale of business
                                                      
          proceeds from the exercise of stock options
                                                      
          loss on disposal of business
                                                      
          gain on sale of fixed assets
                                                     
          impairment charges
                    231,100,000                               
          principal payments on convertible senior notes
                                                      
          tax on stock option exercises and restricted and performance stock unit vesting
                -100,000 -100,000 -6,000,000                                   
          proceeds from exercise of stock-based awards
                        11,200,000 3,900,000 2,100,000 8,400,000                           
          (gain) loss on sale or disposal of fixed assets
                                                      
          acquisition of business
                                         -2,500,000           
          acquisitions of business
                      100,000       -57,900,000 -11,400,000 -500,000 -600,000 -16,900,000               
          write-off of fixed assets
                            400,000 1,300,000                       
          loss on disposal of fixed assets
                    300,000       -300,000 100,000   100,000 100,000    200,000   100,000          
          tax on restricted and performance stock unit vesting
                     -100,000 -100,000 -6,100,000 -100,000 -1,000,000 -6,600,000 -100,000 -200,000 -5,800,000                       
          gain on disposal of fixed assets
                                                      
          payment of consideration owed for acquisitions
                                -1,000,000 -200,000 -800,000                 
          additions to property, plant, and equipment
                         -12,200,000 -10,800,000 -5,200,000 -11,500,000 -5,800,000 -6,800,000 -7,800,000 -8,600,000 -8,100,000 -9,400,000 -15,100,000 -22,100,000 -10,000,000 -24,500,000 -23,500,000 -8,200,000              
          net proceeds from exercise of stock-based awards
                            200,000 100,000 1,300,000 200,000 2,500,000 5,700,000 900,000 700,000 200,000 100,000 200,000   300,000 2,800,000       -43,000   
          net loss
                               -9,100,000        -300,000     19,300,000 -7,600,000         
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash from operating activities:
                                                      
          impairment of intangibles
                                                    
          impairment charges on fixed and other assets
                                        100,000 300,000             
          principal payments on term loan debt
                                        -111,300,000 -3,600,000   -3,700,000        
          debt issuance costs
                                               -447,000 -2,853,000 
          tax on restricted stock unit vesting
                                -400,000 -500,000 -700,000 -4,800,000 -200,000 -400,000 -700,000 -3,400,000     -600,000         
          add: cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period from discontinued operations
                                                      
          less: cash and cash equivalents at end of period from discontinued operations
                                                      
          net income
                                   -2,700,000      15,700,000 -29,700,000 -3,200,000           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
                                                      
          cash effect of changes in assets and liabilities
                                                      
          operating lease right-of-use assets
                                   800,000                   
          proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes
                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of warrants
                                                    
          purchase of convertible note hedges
                                                    
          payments of capital lease obligations
                                    -400,000 -400,000 -500,000 -400,000 -400,000 -500,000 -300,000 -400,000 -400,000 -300,000 -400,000 -400,000 -200,000 -400,000     
          capitalized patent defense costs
                                              -100,000 -100,000 -200,000 -600,000 -1,299,000 -6,540,000 -3,714,000 -4,447,000 
          purchase of intellectual property license
                                                    
          (gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets
                                                      
          accrued and deferred taxes
                                         -900,000 -4,000,000 1,000,000  3,400,000  -11,700,000 -5,500,000 -2,200,000  -6,561,000 24,963,000 -963,000 
          proceeds from the sale of investment
                                                      
          payment of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
                                         -400,000 -1,100,000 -3,400,000           
          proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
                                            1,300,000 100,000 100,000   125,000 -44,000   
          additions to property, plant and equipment
                                          -13,700,000 -17,700,000 -7,700,000 -10,800,000 -14,600,000 -9,800,000 -21,000,000 -17,700,000 -15,861,000 -26,895,000 -17,245,000 -23,899,000 
          non-cash restructuring related charges
                                                  -1,560,000   
          purchase of investment
                                                      
          proceeds from term loan debt
                                                      
          net transfers to former parent company
                                                      
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                                      
          change in former parent company borrowings
                                                      
          net transfers (to) from former parent company
                                                  -1,658,000 -640,000   
          impairment charges on fixed and intangible assets
                                                      
          payments for employee tax obligations upon vesting of stock-based awards
                                               -1,300,000 -400,000     
          net proceeds from exercise of stock options and ssars, including tax benefits
                                                      
          impairment charge on fixed assets
                                                      
          repayment of debt
                                                -3,700,000 -3,800,000     
          proceeds from debt
                                                  400,000,000 
          impairment charges and gain/loss on disposal of assets
                                                      
          purchase price adjustments related to the acquisition of sound solutions
                                                      
          other investment
                                                     
          change in parent company borrowings
                                                      
          net transfers (to) from parent company
                                                     -465,902,000 
          provision for losses on accounts receivable
                                                      
          employee benefit plan expense
                                                      
          contributions to employee benefit plans
                                                      
          accounts receivable
                                                      
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                      
          accrued expenses and other liabilities
                                                      
          acquisition of sound solutions (net of cash acquired), including purchase price adjustments
                                                      
          change in borrowings
                                                      
          net transfers from (to) parent company