Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables) [Line Items]

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

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Income from continuing operations	$	41,048	$	28,725	$	31,346
Income from discontinued operations		12,475		5,072		4,030
Total provision	$	53,523	$	33,797	$	35,376

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

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2014		2013		2012
U.S.	$	88,964	$	65,310	$	54,603
Foreign		31,093		16,037		27,196
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	120,057	$	81,347	$	81,799

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Income tax expense at federal statuatory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Nondeductible expenses		2.9	%		4.3	%		1.9	%
Manufacturing deduction		(1.9	%)		(2.5	%)		(2.2	%)
Different rates on earnings of foreign operations		(4.3	%)		(4.6	%)		(3.4	%)
Change in valuation allowance		2.1	%		3.0	%		(2.1	%)
Uncertain tax positions		0.6	%		(0.8	%)		1.9	%
Foreign tax withholdings		0.4	%		0.2	%		5.2	%
State tax expense, net		1.0	%		0.5	%		1.5	%
Other		(1.6	%)		0.2	%		0.5	%
Total income tax expense		34.2	%		35.3	%		38.3	%

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

(In thousands)	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses	$	15,097		$	16,064
Accruals not currently deductible		14,868			12,901
Unrealized foreign exchange		3,145			-
Bad debts		597			1,166
Foreign tax credits		862			1,653
Capitalized inventory costs and other		4,867			4,135
Total deferred tax assets		39,436			35,919
Valuation allowance		(15,353	)		(15,024	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of allowances		24,083			20,895
Deferred tax liabilities:
Accelerated depreciation and amortization		(40,308	)		(29,530	)
Tax on unremitted earnings		(6,680	)		(6,169	)
Other		(3,025	)		(1,607	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(50,013	)		(37,306	)
Total net deferred tax liabilities	$	(25,930	)	$	(16,411	)
Current portion of deferred tax assets	$	11,013		$	11,272
Non current portion of deferred tax assets		1,258			119
Current portion of deferred tax liabilities		(507	)		(742	)
Non current portion of deferred tax liabilities		(37,694	)		(27,060	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(25,930	)	$	(16,411	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	2014		2013			2012
Balance at January 1	$	2,175	$	2,753		$	1,218
Additions (reductions) for tax positions of prior years		1,604		(650	)		1,350
Additions for tax positions of current year		7		72			185
Balance at December 31	$	3,786	$	2,175		$	2,753

Continuing Operations [Member]

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables) [Line Items]

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

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2012
Current tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal	$	17,086		$	24,275		$	19,020
State		2,170			1,595			1,602
Foreign		9,925			7,085			8,682
Total current		29,181			32,955			29,304
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		12,237			(2,057	)		(1,082	)
State		(174	)		(598	)		(1,219	)
Foreign		(196	)		(1,575	)		4,343
Total deferred		11,867			(4,230	)		2,042
Total provision	$	41,048		$	28,725		$	31,346