Note 8 - Taxes on Income (Tax Benefits) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011			2010
Domestic	$	42,387	$	(381	)	$	40,941
Foreign		25,576		32,145			36,788
Total	$	67,963	$	31,764		$	77,729

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	8,335		$	948		$	5,361
Foreign		9,704			8,878			8,051
State		635			316			1,435
Subtotal		18,674			10,142			14,847
Deferred:
Federal		(1,841	)		(1,700	)		6,768
Foreign		69			492			832
State		571			(1,369	)		593
Subtotal		(1,201	)		(2,577	)		8,193
Total tax provision	$	17,473		$	7,565		$	23,040

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
Income taxes at U.S. federal statutory tax rate	$	23,787		$	11,117		$	27,205
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
Change in the balance of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets allocated to income tax expense		3,714			477			1
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		784			(639	)		1,369
Transaction costs		509			574			—
Meals and entertainment		962			570			531
Changes in taxes previously accrued		(2,424	)		158			(155	)
Foreign tax rate differences		(4,236	)		(3,412	)		(4,335	)
Recognition of uncertain tax positions		(800	)		(214	)		(453	)
Contingent consideration reversal		(2,869	)		—			—
Domestic Production Activities Deduction		(1,440	)		(52	)		(733	)
Other matters		(514	)		(1,014	)		(390	)
Total tax provision	$	17,473		$	7,565		$	23,040
Effective tax rate		25.7	%		23.8	%		29.6	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Deferred income tax assets:
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	$	88		$	483
Net operating loss carryforwards		17,225			14,366
Accrued expenses		10,443			11,015
Other		8,394			8,563
Total gross deferred income tax assets		36,150			34,427
Less valuation allowance		(6,574	)		(4,691	)
Net deferred income tax assets		29,576			29,736
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment		(14,051	)		(16,127	)
Intangible assets		(33,715	)		(27,088	)
Undistributed foreign earnings		(7,051	)		(7,051	)
Other		(8,579	)		(11,721	)
Total deferred income tax liabilities		(63,396	)		(61,987	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	$	(33,820	)	$	(32,251	)

	2012			2011
Current deferred income tax assets, net	$	3,975		$	3,728
Current deferred income tax liabilities, net		(5,994	)		(3,230	)
Noncurrent deferred income tax assets, net		7,989			5,418
Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities, net		(39,790	)		(38,167	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	$	(33,820	)	$	(32,251	)

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
Balance, at beginning of year	$	4,691		$	5,083		$	4,857
Additions		2,062			1,058			499
Reversals		(191	)		(1,352	)		(570	)
Other adjustments		12			(98	)		297
Balance, at end of year	$	6,574		$	4,691		$	5,083

Summary of Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
Balance at January 1,	$	1,050		$	1,672		$	2,624
Additions for tax positions of prior years related to acquisitions		3,145			–			–
Additions for tax positions of prior years		111			41			77
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		–			(238	)		–
Lapse in statute of limitations		(1,162	)		(406	)		(1,076	)
Foreign currency translation		26			(19	)		47
Balance at December 31, total tax provision	$	3,170		$	1,050		$	1,672