PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes [Table Text Block]

U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes were (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012			2011
U.S. operations	$	1,936	$	(36,178	)	$	18,884
Foreign operations	53,491		15,396			26,211
Total pretax income (loss)	$	55,427	$	(20,782	)	$	45,095

Components of provision for income taxes [Table Text Block]

The components of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes are as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Current provision (benefit):
Federal	$	(558	)	$	9,813		$	7,758
State	2			(2,083		)	246
Foreign	3,049			1,892			474
	2,493			9,622			8,478
Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal	(3,633		)	2,647			1,458
State	—			3,109			845
Foreign	(699		)	(1,756		)	23
	(4,332		)	4,000			2,326
Total	$	(1,839	)	$	13,622		$	10,804

Effective income tax rate reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes differs from the amount, which would result by applying the applicable federal income-tax rate to income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes, as follows:




	2013	2012	2011
Provision computed at Federal statutory rate	35.0%	35.0%	35.0%
State tax provision, net of Federal benefit	—%	8.9%	0.5%
Business tax credits	(8.1)%	4.9%	(5.7)%
Stock-based compensation	(2.8)%	2.5%	(0.2)%
Foreign income taxed at different rate	(29.5)%	25.9%	(10.9)%
IRS audit settlement	—%	(87.2)%	—%
Valuation allowance	(0.1)%	(48.4)%	3.4%
Other	2.2%	(7.2)%	1.9%
Total	(3.3)%	(65.6)%	24.0%

Components of net deferred income tax asset [Table Text Block]

The components of the net deferred income tax asset /(liabilities) were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Other reserves and accruals	$	6,893		$	3,391
Tax credit carry-forwards	12,453			6,205
Stock compensation	5,964			7,804
Capital losses	10,307			9,744
Net operating loss	1,014			710
Valuation allowance	(19,271		)	(15,970		)
	17,360			11,884
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(4,226		)	(2,758		)
Acquired intangibles	(4,303		)	(5,187		)
Unremitted earnings	(2,432		)	—
Other	(1,107		)	(1,427		)
	(12,068		)	(9,372		)
Net deferred tax asset	$	5,292		$	2,512

Unrecognized tax benefits rollforward [Table Text Block]

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 740-10, relating to accounting for uncertain income taxes.



Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in thousands):
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at January 1, 2011	$	29,911
Gross Increases for Tax Positions of Current Year	4,944
Gross Decreases for Tax Positions of Prior Years	—
Settlements	—
Lapse of Statute of Limitations	—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2011	34,855
Gross Increases for Tax Positions of Current Year	1,110
Gross Increase for Tax Positions of Prior Years	9,344
Settlements	(34,496		)
Lapse of Statute of Limitations	—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2012	10,813
Gross Increases for Tax Positions of Current Year	1,881
Gross Decreases for Tax Positions of Prior Years	—
Settlements	—
Lapse of Statute of Limitations	—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2013	$	12,694