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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
     2011      2010     2009  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 265       $ 645      $ 349   

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     —           —          31   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

        —          265   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     —           (380     —     

Settlements

     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31,

   $ 265       $ 265      $ 645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Summary Of Income Tax Examination Open Tax Years
Jurisdiction    Open Years      Examination
in Process
 

United States - Federal Income Tax

     2005, 2008 - 2011         2009   

United States - various states

     2006 - 2011         N/A   

Germany

     2004 - 2011         2004 - 2007   

Switzerland

                 2011         N/A   

Singapore

     2006 - 2011         N/A   
Summary Of Income Before Income Tax, Domestic And Foreign
     Years ended December 31,  
     2011      2010      2009  

Domestic

   $ 14,268       $ 4,921       $ (7,239

Foreign

     17,437         9,294         (2,919
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   $ 31,705       $ 14,215       $ (10,158
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components Of Income Tax Expense
     Years ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 4,356      $ 1,008      $ (1,369

State

     423        98        (133

Foreign

     4,195        2,633        (60
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     8,974        3,739        (1,562
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

      

Federal

     (400     150        1,199   

State

     (40     15        116   

Foreign

     (206     (757     671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (646     (592     1,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 8,328      $ 3,147      $ 424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income Tax Expense By Applying The Federal Statutory Corporate Rate To Income Before Income Taxes
     Years ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  

Tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate of 35%

   $ 11,097      $ 4,975      $ (3,555

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     471        162        (239

Foreign tax rate difference

     (2,910     (1,866     (1,977

Research and development credit

     (418     (518     (123

Change in valuation allowance

     612        545        2,486   

IRS settlement

     —          —          2,628   

Equity based compensation

     (91     479        828   

Tax expense related to uncertain tax positions

     —          (380     265   

Tax exempt interest income

     —          —          (39

Manufacturing credit

     (474     (167     —     

Other

     41        (83     150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

   $ 8,328      $ 3,147      $ 424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Summary Of Deferred Income Tax Assets
     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Net deferred income tax asset - Current

    

Intercompany profit in inventory

   $ 1,482      $ 1,504   

Warranty costs

     291        248   

Bad debt reserve

     120        112   

Inventory reserve

     727        655   

Unearned service revenue

     1,997        1,787   

Other

     679        149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax asset - Current

   $ 5,297      $ 4,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax asset - Non-current

    

Depreciation

   $ (779   $ (186

Goodwill amortization

     (1,508     (1,342

Product design costs

     (87     (61

Employee stock options

     426        202   

Unearned service revenue

     1,065        973   

Loss carryforwards

     14,939        14,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income tax asset - Non-current

     14,056        13,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Valuation Allowance

     (11,760     (11,148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax asset - Non-current

   $ 2,296      $ 2,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax liability - Non-current

    

Intangible assets

   $ (1,148   $ (1,161