Equity Level 1 (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

EQUITY

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we repurchased 283,513 of our common shares for $33.2 million. Included in this total were rights to 3,513 shares valued at $0.4 million that were surrendered to us pursuant to the terms of a stock-based compensation plan in consideration of the participants' tax burdens that may result from the issuance of common shares under that plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we repurchased 686,896 of our common shares for $83.4 million. Included in this total were rights to 42,103 shares valued at $5.3 million that were surrendered to us pursuant to the terms of a stock-based compensation plan in consideration of the participants' tax burdens that may result from the issuance of common shares under that plan. Such common shares, unless canceled, may be reissued for a variety of purposes such as future acquisitions, non-employee director stock awards or employee stock awards.

At the annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2012, the shareholders approved the cancellation of 1,138,224 shares of our common stock then held as treasury stock. These treasury shares were cancelled on August 1, 2012, after the expiration of the waiting period required under Dutch law. In accordance with ASC 505-30-30-8, we charge the excess of the cost of the treasury stock over its par value to additional paid-in capital. If additional paid-in capital is not sufficient for this charge, the remainder is charged directly to retained earnings.

In February, May, and August 2012, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock.  In addition, on October 9, 2012, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock for shareholders of record on October 19, 2012 and payable on November 20, 2012.

The following table summarizes our changes in equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

(Unaudited)	Common Shares			Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Treasury Stock			Non-Controlling Interests			Total Equity
December 31, 2011	$	1,262		$	2,126		$	283,660		$	(1,739	)	$	(107,406	)	$	3,752		$	181,655
Stock options exercised	—			(60		)	—			—			65			—			5
Stock based-awards	—			3,785			—			—			9,718			—			13,503
Tax benefit of stock-based awards issued	—			3,479			—			—			—			—			3,479
Repurchase of common shares	—			—			—			—			(83,350		)	—			(83,350		)
Dividends paid	—			—			(39,876		)	—			—			—			(39,876		)
Cancellation of common shares	(29		)	(7,568		)	(78,996		)	—			86,593			—			—
Non-controlling interests write-off	—			—			—			—			—			(54		)	(54		)
Amortization of deferred pension costs, net of tax	—			—			—			40			—			—			40
Net income (loss)	—			—			161,270			—			—			160			161,430
September 30, 2012	$	1,233		$	1,762		$	326,058		$	(1,699	)	$	(94,380	)	$	3,858		$	236,832

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Unaudited)
Prior service cost	$	(645	)	$	(734	)
Transition asset	210			259
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	(1,264		)	(1,264		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,699	)	$	(1,739	)