Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

13. Equity

A reconciliation of the Company’s equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, is as follows: 

							Accumulated
			Capital in				Other
	Common		Excess of		Reinvested		Comprehensive		Noncontrolling
	Stock		Par Value		Earnings		Loss		Interest
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	10,876	$	31,729	$	156,983	$	(9,422)	$	6,826
Net earnings		-		-		10,930		-		366
Foreign currency translation adjustments		-		-		-		(665)		(131)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax		-		-		-		323		-
Cash dividends declared		-		-		(6,081)		-		-
Cash dividends declared to noncontrolling interest		-		-		-		-		(196)
Stock options exercised		59		1,167		-		-		-
Issuance of restricted stock		24		(24)
Stock-based compensation expense		-		1,046		-		-		-
Income tax benefit from stock options exercised		-		85		-		-		-
Shares purchased and retired		(153)		-		(3,843)		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	10,806	$	34,003	$	157,989	$	(9,764)	$	6,865