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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUTING POLICIES [Text Block]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

No material changes have been made to the Company's significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 13, 2014, for the year ended December 31, 2013. The accounting policy information below is to aid in the understanding of the financial information disclosed.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers cash invested in highly liquid financial instruments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Marketable Securities

The Company generally holds securities until maturity; however, they may be sold under certain circumstances including, but not limited to, when necessary for the funding of acquisitions and other strategic investments. As a result the Company classifies its investment portfolio as available-for-sale. The Company classifies all investments with an original maturity date greater than three months as short-term investments in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, the Company's marketable securities consisted primarily of highly liquid corporate securities, commercial paper and other high-quality commercial securities.

Amortized cost and estimated fair market value of investments classified as available-for-sale at March 31, 2014, are as follows (in thousands):
 
Amortized
 
Gross Unrealized
 
Estimated Fair
 
 Cost
 
Gains
Losses
 
 Market Value
Investments due in less than 3 months:
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Commercial paper
$
3,722

 
$
1

$

 
$
3,723

       Total
$
3,722

 
$
1

$

 
$
3,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments due in 4-12 months:
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Corporate securities
$
16,502

 
$
63

$

 
$
16,565

       Total
$
16,502

 
$
63

$

 
$
16,565

Investments due between 12 months and 5-years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Corporate securities
$
116,826

 
$
300

$
(7
)
 
$
117,119

       Total
$
116,826

 
$
300

$
(7
)
 
$
117,119

Total investment securities
$
137,050

 
$
364

$
(7
)
 
$
137,407



Amortized cost and estimated fair market value of investments classified as available-for-sale at December 31, 2013, are as follows (in thousands):    
 
Amortized
 
Gross Unrealized
 
Estimated Fair
 
 Cost
 
Gains
Losses
 
 Market Value
Investments due in less than 3 months:
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Commercial paper
$
3,098

 
$
1

$

 
$
3,099

       Total
$
3,098

 
$
1

$

 
$
3,099

 

 


 
 
Investments due in 4-12 months:

 


 
 
       Corporate securities
$
6,007

 
$
33

$

 
$
6,040

       Total
$
6,007

 
$
33

$

 
$
6,040

 

 


 
 
Investments due between 12 months and 5-years:

 


 
 
       Corporate securities
$
102,963

 
$
202

$
(26
)
 
$
103,139

       Total
$
102,963

 
$
202

$
(26
)
 
$
103,139

Total investment securities
$
112,068

 
$
236

$
(26
)
 
$
112,278


As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company evaluated the nature of the investments with a loss position which were primarily high-quality corporate securities, and determined the unrealized losses were not other-than-temporary.

Revenue Recognition

Product revenues consist of sales to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), merchant power supply manufacturers and distributors. Approximately 75% of the Company's net product sales were made to distributors in the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 75% in the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 605-10 (“ASC 605-10”) and all related appropriate guidance. Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria have been met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred, (3) the price is fixed or determinable, and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Customer purchase orders are generally used to determine the existence of an arrangement. Delivery is considered to have occurred when title and risk of loss have transferred to the Company's customer. The Company evaluates whether the price is fixed or determinable based on the payment terms associated with the transaction and whether the sales price is subject to refund or adjustment. With respect to collectability, the Company performs credit checks for new customers and performs ongoing evaluations of its existing customers' financial condition and requires letters of credit whenever deemed necessary.

Sales to international OEM customers and merchant power supply manufacturers that are shipped from the Company's facility in California are pursuant to “delivered at frontier” (“DAF”) shipping terms. As such, title to the product passes to the customer when the shipment reaches the destination country and revenue is recognized upon the arrival of the product in that country. Sales to international OEMs and merchant power supply manufacturers for shipments from the Company's facility outside of the United States are pursuant to “EX Works” ("EXW") shipping terms, meaning that title to the product transfers to the customer upon shipment from the Company's foreign warehouse. Shipments to OEMs and merchant power supply manufacturers in the Americas are pursuant to “free on board” (“FOB”) point of origin shipping terms meaning that title is passed to the customer upon shipment. Revenue is recognized upon title transfer for sales to OEMs and merchant power supply manufacturers, assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition are met.
    
Sales to most of the Company's distributors are made under terms allowing certain price adjustments and rights of return on the Company's products held by its distributors. As a result of these rights, the Company defers the recognition of revenue and the costs of revenues derived from sales to distributors until the Company's distributors report that they have sold the Company's products to their customers. The Company's recognition of such distributor revenue is based on point of sale reports received from the distributors, at which time the price is no longer subject to adjustment and is fixed, and the products are no longer subject to return to the Company except pursuant to warranty terms. The gross profit that is deferred as a result of this policy is reflected as “deferred income on sales to distributors” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The total deferred revenue as of March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, was approximately $29.2 million and $25.5 million, respectively. The total deferred cost as of March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, was approximately $11.3 million and $9.8 million, respectively.

Frequently, distributors need to sell at a price lower than the standard distribution price in order to win business. At or soon after the distributor invoices its customer, the distributor submits a “ship and debit” price adjustment claim to the Company to adjust the distributor's cost from the standard price to the pre-approved lower price. After verification by the Company, a credit memo is issued to the distributor for the ship and debit claim. The Company maintains a reserve for unprocessed claims and future ship and debit price adjustments. The reserve appears as a reduction to accounts receivable in the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets. To the extent future ship and debit claims significantly exceed amounts estimated, there could be a material impact on the deferred revenue and deferred margin ultimately recognized. To evaluate the adequacy of its reserves, the Company analyzes historical ship and debit payments and levels of inventory in the distributor channels.

Sales to certain distributors of the Company are made under terms that do not include rights of return or price concessions after the product is shipped to the distributor. Accordingly, product revenue is recognized upon shipment and title transfer assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

Common Stock Repurchases and Cash Dividend

In October 2012, the Company's board of directors authorized the use of $50 million for the repurchase of the Company's common stock, with repurchases to be executed according to pre-defined price/volume guidelines set by the board of directors. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $29.5 million available for future stock repurchases. The Company did not purchase shares in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as the price of the Company’s stock exceeded the maximum price set forth in the guidelines mentioned above. Authorization of future stock repurchase programs is at the discretion of the board of directors and will depend on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business conditions and other factors.

In January 2013, the Company's board of directors declared quarterly cash dividend payments in the amount of $0.08 per share to be paid to stockholders of record at the end of each quarter in 2013. Dividend payouts totaling approximately $2.3 million each were paid on March 29, 2013 and June 28, 2013, and approximately $2.4 million was paid on each of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013.

In October 2013, the Company's board of directors declared four quarterly cash dividends in the amount of $0.10 per share to be paid to stockholders of record at the end of each quarter in 2014. In April 2014, the board of directors declared that the payouts for the third and fourth quarters of 2014 shall increase to $0.12 per share. The first quarterly dividend payout, totaling approximately $3.0 million, was paid on March 31, 2014. The declaration of any future cash dividend is at the discretion of the board of directors and will depend on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business conditions and other factors, as well as a determination that cash dividends are in the best interests of the Company's stockholders.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent 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. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, income tax, stock-based compensation and inventories. These estimates are based on historical facts and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable at the time the estimates are made. 
Components of the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet    
Accounts Receivable (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Accounts receivable trade
$
47,842

 
$
42,410

Accrued ship and debit and rebate claims
(31,316
)
 
(29,901
)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(105
)
 
(120
)
Total
$
16,421

 
$
12,389


Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Prepaid legal fees
$
5,129

 
$
6,267

Prepaid income tax
4,048

 
7,521

Prepaid maintenance agreements
725

 
947

Interest receivable
678

 
519

Supplier prepayment
1,511

 
757

Other
4,936

 
2,621

Total
$
17,027

 
$
18,632


    
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (in thousands):
 
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Defined Benefit Pension Items
 
Foreign Currency Items
 
Total
Beginning balance at December 31, 2013
$
210

 
$
(780
)
 
$
100

 
$
(470
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
147

 

 
(6
)
 
141

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 
14

(1)

 
14

Net-current period other comprehensive income (loss)
147

 
14

 
(6
)
 
155

Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$
357

 
$
(766
)
 
$
94

 
$
(315
)
____________________________
(1) This component of accumulated other comprehensive income is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

    
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Defined Benefit Pension Items
 
Foreign Currency Items
 
Total
Beginning balance at December 31, 2012
$
138

 
$
(560
)
 
$
129

 
$
(293
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
(54
)
 

 
(151
)
 
(205
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

 
14

(1)

 
14

Net-current period other comprehensive income
(54
)
 
14

 
(151
)
 
(191
)
Ending balance at March 31, 2013
$
84

 
$
(546
)
 
$
(22
)
 
$
(484
)
____________________________
(1) This component of accumulated other comprehensive income is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2013.