CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 7,355	$ 7,459
Trade receivables — net of allowance for uncollectible accounts — 2014 — $893 and 2013 — $840	72,717us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	60,186us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Employee receivables	173us-gaap_DueFromEmployeesCurrent	224us-gaap_DueFromEmployeesCurrent
Other receivables	7,507us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent	3,279us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent
Inventories	91,773us-gaap_InventoryNet	82,378us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses	5,012	5,121
Prepaid income taxes	1,273us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes	1,232us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
Deferred income tax assets	6,375us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	5,638us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Income tax refund receivables	155us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	398us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Total current assets	192,340us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	165,915us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land and land improvements	16,830us-gaap_Land	16,240us-gaap_Land
Buildings	130,447us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	127,747us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Manufacturing equipment	145,022us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	136,768us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Furniture and fixtures	35,201us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross	32,327us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross
Leasehold improvements	16,096us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross	13,692us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
Construction-in-progress	21,858us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross	25,172us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Total property and equipment	365,454us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	351,946us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation	(121,283)	(108,676)
Property and equipment — net	244,171us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	243,270us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill	184,464us-gaap_Goodwill	184,505us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred income tax assets	9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	800us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other assets	15,873us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	13,806us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total other assets	310,654	319,098
TOTAL	747,165us-gaap_Assets	728,283us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables	29,810us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent	26,511us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Accrued expenses	33,826us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	27,702us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	10,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	10,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Advances from employees	381us-gaap_DueToEmployeesCurrent	292us-gaap_DueToEmployeesCurrent
Income taxes payable	1,413us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	1,089us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Total current liabilities	75,430us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	65,594us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
LONG-TERM DEBT	214,490us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	238,854us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES	6,385	2,548
LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS	1,353	2,031
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE	8,635	7,833
DEFERRED CREDITS	2,891us-gaap_OtherDeferredCreditsNoncurrent	3,065us-gaap_OtherDeferredCreditsNoncurrent
OTHER LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS	2,722us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	2,652us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities	311,906us-gaap_Liabilities	322,577us-gaap_Liabilities
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 2, 7, 8, 9 and 13)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock — 5,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and 2013; no shares issued
Common stock, no par value; shares authorized — 2014 and 2013 - 100,000; issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 - 43,614 and December 31, 2013 - 42,846	187,709us-gaap_CommonStockValue	177,775us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Retained earnings	249,962	226,988
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,412)	943
Total stockholders’ equity	435,259	405,706
TOTAL	747,165	728,283
Developed technology — net of accumulated amortization — 2014 — $27,982 and 2013 — $17,602
OTHER ASSETS:
Intangible Assets	79,172	91,052
Other — net of accumulated amortization — 2014 — $22,480 and 2013 — $18,870
OTHER ASSETS:
Intangible Assets	$ 31,136	$ 28,935

This element represents sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets and goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Also includes aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations.

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