Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Prepaid income taxes	$	6,713	$	6,645
Prepaid expenses	6,655		6,609
Other	3,581		5,896
	$	16,949	$	19,150

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the related assets' estimated useful lives:

Equipment, furniture and other	1 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements	Lesser of related lease term or 5 years
Building and improvements	Up to 30 years

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands): 

	December 31,
	2017			2016
Equipment, furniture and other	$	26,029		$	28,071
Building and improvements		18,222			18,153
Land		5,300			5,300
Leasehold improvements		6,469			6,346
		56,020			57,870
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(21,578	)		(19,015	)
	$	34,442		$	38,855

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Employee compensation and benefits	$	37,056	$	18,584
Accrued interest	—		2,200
Other	10,913		8,302
	$	47,969	$	29,086

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	$	(303	)	$	(148	)
	$	(303	)	$	(148	)