INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes consisted of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousand)
United States operations	$	25,293	$	1,507	$	37,026
Foreign operations	26,736		26,987		45,088
Total	$	52,029	$	28,494	$	82,114

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Federal statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	2.8	%	6.0	%	2.6	%
Foreign operations	(14.9	)%	(18.1	)%	(10.3	)%
Incentive stock option expense	—	%	—	%	(0.3	)%
Changes in valuation allowances	(0.4	)%	(14.0	)%	1.7	%
Uncertain tax positions	(2.5	)%	(5.8	)%	(4.6	)%
Other	0.8	%	(1.3	)%	(4.1	)%
Effective tax rate	20.8	%	1.8	%	20.0	%

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	3,614		$	(934	)	$	2,686
State	1,373			(1,530		)	1,136
Foreign	4,301			1,813			8,495
Total current	$	9,288		$	(651	)	$	12,317
Deferred:
Federal	4,053			1,078			2,522
State	497			2,236			835
Foreign	(3,013		)	(2,158		)	771
Total deferred	$	1,537		$	1,156		$	4,128
Provision for income taxes	$	10,825		$	505		$	16,445

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

The income tax effects of significant temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities, shown before jurisdictional netting, are presented below:

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Current assets:
Doubtful accounts	$	1,829		$	1,822
Inventory write-downs	26,549			24,695
Tax credits	3,275			2,865
Accrued vacation	2,335			2,163
Accrued bonus	4,111			2,330
Other	4,095			3,132
Total current deferred tax assets	42,194			37,007
Less valuation allowance	(2,922		)	(702		)
Current deferred tax assets after valuation allowance	$	39,272		$	36,305
Current liabilities:
Other	(314		)	(179		)
Total current deferred tax liabilities	$	(314	)	$	(179	)
Net current deferred tax assets	$	38,958		$	36,126

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Non-current assets:
Benefit and compensation	$	(500	)	$	8,991
Stock compensation	12,730			28,659
Deferred revenue	162			148
Net operating loss carryforwards	36,037			48,251
Financing costs	—			1,472
Federal & state tax credits	19,851			1,333
Other	—			—
Total non-current deferred tax assets	68,280			88,854
Less valuation allowance	(11,321		)	(31,602		)
Non-current deferred tax assets after valuation allowance	$	56,959		$	57,252
Non-current liabilities:
Intangible & fixed assets	(46,650		)	(43,152		)
Deferred gain	—			(548		)
Non-cash interest amortization	—			(1,847		)
Other	359			(191		)
Total non-current deferred tax liabilities	$	(46,291	)	$	(45,738	)
Net non-current deferred tax assets	$	10,668		$	11,514
Total net deferred tax assets	$	49,626		$	47,640

Schedule of Uncertain Tax Benefits Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax benefits is as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	3,927		$	5,530		$	10,909
Additions for tax positions of prior years	7,796			1,001			1,685
Settlements	(3,523		)	(962		)	(5,264		)
Lapse of statute	(2,064		)	(1,642		)	(1,800		)
Balance, end of year	$	6,136		$	3,927		$	5,530