Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

Income before income taxes included the following components (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
U.S.	$	26,640	$	14,189	$	6,930
Foreign	113,908		108,676		45,292
Total	$	140,548	$	122,865	$	52,222

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

Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	8,173		$	7,767		$	5,303
State	475			395			551
Foreign	13,870			18,559			2,415
Total current income tax expense	22,518			26,721			8,269
U.S. deferred expense (benefit)	4,285			(6,266		)	(9,001		)
Foreign deferred benefit	(1,175		)	(1,227		)	(594		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	25,628		$	19,228		$	(1,326	)

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

The effective income tax rate applied to net income varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate due to the following (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Tax expense at U.S. federal statutory rates	$	49,192		$	43,003		$	18,278
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	1,126			723			551
Foreign tax benefit	(26,181		)	(20,515		)	(3,859		)
Research and experimentation benefit	(758		)	(2,908		)	(1,065		)
Foreign tax credit benefit	(2,738		)	(4,465		)	—
Tax audit settlements and lapses of statutes of limitations	(439		)	(509		)	1,097
Stock compensation	2,134			1,683			1,565
Non-deductible items	3,100			1,597			2,788
Release of valuation allowance	—			—			(20,400		)
Other	192			619			(281		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	25,628		$	19,228		$	(1,326	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, Balance Sheet Classification [Table Text Block]

Net deferred tax (liabilities) assetswere classified on the balance sheet as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets – current	$	12,245		$	18,899
Deferred tax assets – non-current	5,092			934
Deferred tax liabilities – current	(93		)	(18		)
Deferred tax liabilities – non-current	(17,588		)	(6,607		)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	(344	)	$	13,208
Valuation allowance	$	2,081		$	2,216

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued liabilities and reserves	$	13,239		$	16,254
Revenue recognition	3,707			4,284
Tax credit and loss carryforwards	8,497			3,295
Fixed assets and intangibles	765			392
Unrealized investment	2,538			4,618
Stock compensation	1,815			1,718
Other assets	665			1,635
Gross deferred tax assets	31,226			32,196
Valuation allowance	(2,081		)	(2,216		)
Net deferred tax assets	29,145			29,980
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets and intangibles	(20,697		)	(8,245		)
Revenue recognition	(4,991		)	(4,882		)
Other liabilities	(3,801		)	(3,645		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(29,489		)	(16,772		)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	(344	)	$	13,208

Unrecognized Tax Benefits Rollforward

A rollforward of our unrecognized tax benefits was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period	$	16,041		$	7,156		$	20,150
Increases for tax positions taken in current period	—			542			4,461
Increases for tax positions taken in prior periods	9,965			10,502			663
Decreases for tax positions taken in prior periods	(620		)	(1,723		)	—
Decreases for lapses in statutes of limitations	(251		)	(436		)	(1,548		)
Decreases for settlements with taxing authorities	—			—			(16,570		)
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period	$	25,135		$	16,041		$	7,156

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Balance Sheet Classification [Table Text Block]

Current and non-current liability components of unrecognized tax benefits were classified on the balance sheet as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Other current liabilities	$	—	$	258
Other liabilities	15,693		8,335
Unrecognized tax benefits recorded in liabilities	$	15,693	$	8,593

Schedule of Interest and Penalties Included in Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Tax expense included the following relating to interest and penalties (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Benefit for lapses of statutes of limitations and settlement with taxing authorities	$	(88	)	$	(124	)	$	(1,583	)
Accruals for current and prior periods	652			293			626
Total interest and penalties	$	564		$	169		$	(957	)

Open Tax Years By Major Tax Jurisdiction

For our major tax jurisdictions, the following years were open for examination by the tax authorities as ofDecember 31, 2012:

Jurisdiction	Open Tax Years
U.S.	2007 and forward
The Netherlands	2011 and forward
Czech Republic	2010 and forward