Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Amounts recognized for the Dutch Plan in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of (in thousands):

	2011			2010
Other assets	$	286		$	—
Deferred tax asset	1,200			1,445
Other long-term liabilities	—			4,866
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,739		)	(6,207		)

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value balances (in thousands):

			Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation trust assets (1)	$	9,934	—		$	9,934	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan	$	15,141	$	3,086	$	12,055	—

			Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2010
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation trust assets (1)	$	8,802	$	—	$	8,802	$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan	$	13,063	$	2,275	$	10,788	$	—
(1) Trust assets consist of the cash surrender value of life insurance policies and are intended to fund the deferred compensation agreements.

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Amounts recognized, net of tax, in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of (in thousands):

	2011			2010
Prior service cost	$	(734	)	$	(853	)
Transition asset	259			324
Unrecognized net actuarial (loss) and foreign exchange	(1,264		)	(5,678		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,739	)	$	(6,207	)

Schedule of Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the change in the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

	2011			2010
Projected Benefit Obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	30,888		$	29,699
Service cost	1,352			1,225
Interest cost	1,743			1,424
Benefits paid	(676		)	(503		)
Administrative expenses	(185		)	(269		)
Actuarial loss, net	2,021			1,565
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign exchange	(839		)	(2,253		)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	34,304		$	30,888
Fair Value of Plan Assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	26,022		$	24,640
Increase in plan asset value	8,157			1,998
Employer contributions	1,919			2,026
Benefits paid	(676		)	(503		)
Administrative expenses	(185		)	(269		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange	(647		)	(1,870		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	34,590		$	26,022
Over (under)-funded status of the plan at end of the year	$	286		$	(4,866	)
Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$	28,998		$	25,908

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of net periodic pension cost under this plan for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 included (in thousands):

	2011			2010
Service cost	$	1,352		$	1,225
Interest cost	1,743			1,424
Expected return on plan assets	(752		)	(451		)
Unrecognized pension obligation (asset), net	(87		)	(87		)
Prior service cost	159			159
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	326			378
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,741		$	2,648

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

This net periodic pension cost was calculated using the following assumptions:

	2011	2010
Weighted average assumed discount rate	5.40%	5.25%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	5.40%	5.25%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%

The following actuarial assumptions were used to determine the actuarial present value of our projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2011 and 2010:

	2011	2010
Weighted average assumed discount rate	5.00%	5.40%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Expected benefit payments under this plan for the next five years are as follows (in thousands):

2012	$	949
2013	$	1,045
2014	$	1,140
2015	$	1,160
2016	$	1,279
Succeeding five years	$	8,116