PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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,
	2014			2013		2012
U.S. operations	$	(5,064	)	$	1,936	$	(36,178	)
Foreign operations	61,878			53,491		15,396
Total pretax income (loss)	$	56,814		$	55,427	$	(20,782	)

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,
	2014			2013			2012
Current provision (benefit):
Federal	$	(1,234	)	$	(558	)	$	9,813
State	(137		)	2			(2,083		)
Foreign	3,094			3,049			1,892
	1,723			2,493			9,622
Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal	(3,279		)	(3,633		)	2,647
State	(284		)	—			3,109
Foreign	(890		)	(699		)	(1,756		)
	(4,453		)	(4,332		)	4,000
Total	$	(2,730	)	$	(1,839	)	$	13,622

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:




	2014	2013	2012
Provision computed at Federal statutory rate	35.0%	35.0%	35.0%
State tax provision, net of Federal benefit	—	—	8.9
Business tax credits	(5.5)	(8.1)	4.9
Stock-based compensation	(2.9)	(2.8)	2.5
Foreign income taxed at different rate	(28.6)	(29.5)	25.9
IRS audit settlement	(5.8)	—	(87.2)
Valuation allowance	2.0	(0.1)	(48.4)
Other	1.0	2.2	(7.2)
Total	(4.8)%	(3.3)%	(65.6)%

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,
	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Other reserves and accruals	$	3,928		$	6,893
Tax credit carry-forwards	19,602			12,453
Stock compensation	5,429			5,964
Capital losses	11,401			10,307
Net operating loss	3,680			1,014
Valuation allowance	(25,828		)	(19,271		)
	18,212			17,360
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(3,320		)	(4,226		)
Acquired intangibles	(3,502		)	(4,303		)
Unremitted earnings	(5,182		)	(2,432		)
Other	(1,072		)	(1,107		)
	(13,076		)	(12,068		)
Net deferred tax asset	$	5,136		$	5,292

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, 2012	$	34,855
Gross Increases for Tax Positions of Current Year	1,110
Gross Increases 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 Increase for Tax Positions of Prior Years	—
Settlements	—
Lapse of Statute of Limitations	—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2013	12,694
Gross Increases for Tax Positions of Current Year	2,117
Gross Increases for Tax Positions of Prior Years	710
Settlements	(4,361		)
Lapse of Statute of Limitations	—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2014	$	11,160