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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain previously reported immaterial amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-period presentation. Other than as disclosed, there have been no material events subsequent to the balance sheet date that would have affected the amounts recorded or disclosed in the Company’s financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include highly liquid debt instruments and time deposits having an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.

Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company sells its products to a wide range of clients in the consumer products, retail and advertising industries. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients and does not require collateral. An allowance for doubtful accounts and credit memos is maintained at a level management believes is sufficient to cover potential losses. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable based on the length of time the receivable is past due and its historic experience of write-offs. Trade accounts receivable are charged to the allowance when the Company determines that the receivable will not be collectible. Trade accounts receivable balances are determined to be delinquent when the amount is past due, based on the payment terms with the customer. An allowance for credit memos is maintained based upon historical credit memo issuance.

Unbilled Services

The Company’s unbilled services include made-to-order graphic designs, images and text for a variety of media in the consumer products and retail and advertising industries. The costs of unbilled services consist primarily of deferred labor, overhead costs, and production supplies that are direct and incremental relating to customer arrangements, and realizable based on projected net revenues to be recognized on completion of the services underlying the arrangement. The overhead pool of costs includes costs associated with direct labor employees (including direct labor costs not chargeable to specific jobs, which are also consider a direct cost of production) and all indirect costs associated with the production/creative design process, excluding any selling, general and administrative costs.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and is being depreciated and amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the leases, ranging from three to thirty years.

Goodwill

Acquired goodwill is subject to an annual impairment test and subject to testing at other times during the year if certain events occur indicating that the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. Goodwill must be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. For the purposes of the goodwill impairment test, the reporting units of the Company are defined on a geographic basis corresponding to the Company’s operating and reportable segments: Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

If the carrying amount of the reporting unit is greater than the fair value, goodwill impairment may be present. The Company measures the goodwill impairment based upon the fair value of the underlying assets and liabilities of the reporting unit and estimates the implied fair value of goodwill. Fair value is determined considering both the income approach (discounted cash flow), and the market approach. An impairment charge is recognized to the extent the recorded goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill.

The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 each year. The Company performed its 2013 and 2012 goodwill test as of October 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and determined that no potential impairment of goodwill was indicated.

Software Developed for Internal Use

The Company capitalizes certain direct development costs associated with internal-use computer software. These costs are incurred during the application development stage of a project and include external direct costs of services and payroll costs for employees devoting time to the software projects principally related to software coding, designing system interfaces and installation and testing of the software. The costs capitalized are primarily employee compensation and outside consultant fees incurred to develop the software prior to implementation. These costs are recorded as fixed assets in computer software and licenses and are amortized over a period of from three to seven years beginning when the asset is substantially ready for use. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage, as well as maintenance and training costs, are expensed as incurred.

Software Developed for Sale to Customers

All costs incurred to establish the technological feasibility of a computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed are charged to expense when incurred. The costs of producing product masters incurred subsequent to establishing technological feasibility are capitalized. Those costs include coding and testing performed subsequent to establishing technological feasibility.

Long-lived Assets

The recoverability of long-lived assets, including amortizable intangibles, is evaluated by comparing their carrying value to the expected future undiscounted cash flows to be generated from such assets when events or circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. The Company also re-evaluates the periods of amortization of long-lived assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant revised useful lives. If impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the long-lived asset is adjusted to its fair value, generally equal to the future estimated discounted cash flows associated with the asset.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives revenue primarily from providing products and services to its clients on a custom-job basis using the completed performance method. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services performed, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company records a revenue accrual entry at each month-end for jobs that meet these four criteria, but which have not yet been invoiced to the client. Revenue for services is recognized when the services are provided to the customer.

The Company also derives revenue through its Digital Solutions businesses from the sale of software, software implementation services, technical support services and managed application service provider services. The Company allocates revenue in an arrangement using its best estimate of selling price if neither vendor specific objective evidence “VSOE” nor third party evidence of selling price exists. In multiple-element software arrangements, the Company allocates revenue to each element based on its relative fair value. The fair value of any undelivered element is determined using VSOE or, in the absence of VSOE for all elements, the residual method when VSOE exists for all of the undelivered elements. In the absence of fair value for a delivered element, the Company first allocates revenue based on VSOE of the undelivered elements and the residual revenue to the delivered elements. Where VSOE of the undelivered elements cannot be determined, which is the case for the majority of the Company’s software revenue arrangements, the Company defers revenue for the delivered elements until undelivered elements are delivered and revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the underlying client contract, when obligations have been satisfied. For services performed on a time and materials basis where no other elements are included in the client contract, revenue is recognized upon performance once the revenue recognition criteria has been met.

Vendor Rebates

The Company has entered into agreements with several of its major suppliers for fixed rate discounts and volume discounts, primarily received in cash, on materials used in its production process. Some of the discounts are determined based upon a fixed discount rate, while others are determined based upon the purchased volume during a given period, typically one year. The Company recognizes the amount of the discounts as a reduction of the cost of materials either included in Unbilled services or as a credit to Cost of services to the extent that the product has been sold to a client. The Company recognizes the amount of volume discounts based upon an estimate of purchasing levels for a given period, typically one year, and past experience with a particular vendor. Some rebate payments are received monthly while others are received quarterly. Historically, the Company has not recorded significant adjustments to estimated vendor rebates.

Customer Rebates

The Company has rebate agreements with certain clients. The agreements offer discount pricing based on volume over a multi-year period. The Company accrues the estimated rebates over the term of the agreement. The Company accounts for changes in the estimated rebate amounts when it has been determined that the estimated sales for the rebate period have changed.

Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs

Shipping and handling fees billed to customers for product shipments are recorded in Net revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Shipping and handling costs are included in unbilled services for jobs-in-progress and included in Cost of services in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) when jobs are completed and revenue is recognized.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided if, based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Foreign subsidiaries are taxed according to regulations existing in the countries in which they do business. Provision has not been made for United States income taxes on certain earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are considered to be permanently reinvested overseas.

The Company, like other multi-national companies, is regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, and tax assessments may arise several years after tax returns have been filed. The Company addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company follows applicable guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and disclosures of unrecognized tax benefits.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company's foreign subsidiaries use the local currency as their functional currency. Accordingly, foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange existing at the balance sheet date and income and expense amounts are translated at the average of the monthly exchange rates. Adjustments resulting from the translation of foreign currency financial statements into United States dollars are included in Accumulated other comprehensive income, net as a component of Stockholders’ equity.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable.

·	Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets.

·	Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These are typically obtained from readily-available pricing sources for comparable instruments.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions of the data that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available in the circumstances.

For purposes of financial reporting, the Company has determined that the fair value of financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt approximates carrying value at December 31, 2013 and 2012, except as follows:

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012

Fair value of fixed-rate notes payable	$	26,707	$	30,392
Carrying value of fixed-rate notes payable	$	26,229	$	29,301

The carrying value of amounts outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit agreement is considered to approximate fair value as interest rates vary, based on prevailing market rates. The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate notes payable is based on quoted market prices (Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy). Entities are permitted to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The Company did not elect the fair value measurement option for any of its financial assets or liabilities.

The Company’s multiemployer pension withdrawal liability is recorded at fair value and is categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the multiemployer pension withdrawal liability was estimated using a present value analysis as of December 31, 2013. See Note 20 – Multiemployer Pension Plans for more information regarding the multiemployer pension withdrawal liability.

The following table summarizes the fair value as of December 31, 2013:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Multiemployer pension withdrawal liability	$	--	$	--	$	32,516	$	32,516

The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of the Company’s multiemployer pension withdrawal liability during 2013:

	Fair Value

Liability balance at January 1, 2013	$	31,683
Accretion of present value discount		833
Liability balance at December 31, 2013	$	32,516

During 2013 and 2012, the Company has undertaken restructuring activities, as discussed in Note 4 – Acquisition Integration and Restructuring, tested its goodwill as discussed in Note 8 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and recorded certain asset impairments as discussed in Note 7 – Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. These activities required the Company to perform fair value measurements, based on Level 3 inputs, on a non-recurring basis, on certain asset groups to test for potential impairment. Certain of these fair value measurements indicated that the asset groups were impaired and, therefore, the assets were written down to fair value. Once an asset has been impaired, it is not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, it is still subject to fair value measurements to test for recoverability of the carrying amount.

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

To mitigate the risk of fluctuations associated with certain balance sheet items, the Company has implemented a derivative financial instruments management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings caused by volatility. The Company’s goal is to manage volatility by modifying the re-pricing characteristics of certain balance sheet items so that fluctuations are not, on a material basis, adversely affected by movements in the underlying factors. The Company may designate hedge accounting, for qualifying hedging instruments, based on the facts and circumstances surrounding a derivative financial instrument. In general, a derivative financial instrument is reported as an asset or a liability at its fair value. Changes in a derivative financial instrument’s fair value are reported in earnings unless the derivative has been designated in a qualifying hedging relationship for accounting purposes. During 2012, the Company entered into several forward contracts designated as fair value hedges at inception; however, as of May 2012, the Company discontinued its use of forward contracts and does not presently have hedges in place with regard to foreign currency.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, over the requisite service period, based upon the grant date fair value of those awards.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740). The amendments in ASU 2013-11 provide guidance on the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendments in ASU 2013-11 are effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company will be adopting ASU 2013-11 effective January 1, 2014. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). The amendments in ASU 2013-02 supersede and replace the presentation requirements for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12 for all public and private organizations. The amendments would require an entity to provide additional information about reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments in ASU 2013-02 are effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted ASU 2013-02 effective January 1, 2013. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.