Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):

	2013			2012			2011
Domestic	$	(68,410	)	$	(26,258	)	$	(24,977	)
Foreign	30,070			31,958			12,497
	$	(38,340	)	$	5,700		$	(12,480	)

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

The Company has provided for income taxes (benefits) from continuing operations as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	(700	)	$	(9,411	)	$	3,244
State	300			716			580
Foreign	11,043			21,154			13,008
	10,643			12,459			16,832
Deferred:
Federal	3,011			3,968			(3,474		)
Foreign	(994		)	348			(4,078		)
	2,017			4,316			(7,552		)
Income Taxes	$	12,660		$	16,775		$	9,280

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

A reconciliation to the effective income tax rate from the federal statutory rate is as follows:

	2013		2012		2011
Statutory federal income tax rate	(35.0	)%	35.0	%	(35.0	)%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	0.5		8.2		3.0
Tax credits	(25.9	)	(8.5	)	(9.9	)
Foreign taxes at less than the federal statutory rate (including tax holidays)	(12.0	)	(60.7	)	(39.9	)
Federal and foreign valuation allowance	48.2		302.2		51.0
Non-deductible extinguishment and debt finance costs	—		1.2		20.6
Withholding taxes	0.8		12.3		(0.3	)
Compensation	0.6		1.3		2.5
Dividends	61.9		(1.8	)	21.1
Life insurance	(1.7	)	(11.3	)	(5.5	)
Foreign branch activity	(2.0	)	(14.7	)	(11.3	)
Uncertain tax positions	1.5		155.5		0.9
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment (Asia/Pacific)	—		—		113.1
Foreign tax audit settlement	—		—		(39.6	)
Other, net	(3.9	)	(124.4	)	3.7
	33.0	%	294.3	%	74.4	%

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

Significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Current deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net:
Loss carryforwards	$	—		$	107
Bad debt	6,931			7,280
Warranty	6,104			4,929
State and local taxes	2,787			2,761
Other accrued expenses and reserves	3,939			2,575
Inventory	1,702			2,331
Compensation and benefits	1,688			2,439
Product liability	487			292
Valuation allowance	(27,300		)	(22,592		)
Other, net	406			(2,258		)
	$	(3,256	)	$	(2,136	)
Long-term deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net:
Goodwill & intangibles	(25,919		)	(25,894		)
Convertible debt	(659		)	(810		)
Fixed assets	(13,115		)	(14,089		)
Compensation and benefits	22,967			22,388
Loss and credit carryforwards	62,738			48,747
Product liability	3,562			3,812
State and local taxes	13,039			11,608
Valuation allowance	(93,170		)	(77,722		)
Other, net	(1,030		)	1,837
	$	(31,587	)	$	(30,123	)
Net Deferred Income Taxes	$	(34,843	)	$	(32,259	)

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

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	9,851		$	4,075
Additions to:
Positions taken during the current year	942			516
Positions taken during a prior year	55			6,055
Exchange rate impact	313			—
Deductions due to:
Exchange rate impact	—			(14		)
Positions taken during a prior year	—			(118		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(36		)	(621		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(292		)	(42		)
Balance at end of year	$	10,833		$	9,851