Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1,	$	14,027		$	9,986		$	8,324
Tax positions, current period	1,845			1,512			1,149
Tax positions, prior period	(3,293		)	4,959			2,181
Settlements with taxing authorities	—			—			(555		)
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(2,260		)	(2,430		)	(1,113		)
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31,	$	10,319		$	14,027		$	9,986

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry-forwards	$	5,866		$	7,143
Tax credit carry-forwards	3,123			5,483
Reserves	13,497			9,804
Unrealized benefit plan loss	586			1,200
Other	5,419			9,857
	28,491			33,487
Valuation allowance	(7,243		)	(9,342		)
Net deferred tax asset	21,248			24,145
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles	(1,751		)	(2,174		)
Property, plant and equipment	(5,540		)	(3,203		)
Other	(3,624		)	(4,830		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(10,915		)	(10,207		)
Net deferred income taxes	$	10,333		$	13,938
	2012			2011
Current deferred tax assets	$	8,024		$	10,483
Current deferred tax liabilities	(4,138		)	(4,676		)
Long-term deferred tax assets	13,224			13,662
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(6,777		)	(5,531		)
Total deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	10,333		$	13,938

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

The components of income before income tax expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	135,992	$	115,413	$	86,985
Other countries	152,468		123,429		122,163
Income before income tax expense	$	288,460	$	238,842	$	209,148

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

The components of income tax expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Current:
United States	$	42,934		$	43,632		$	38,704
Other countries	20,965			11,515			30,357
State and provincial	4,344			5,600			4,821
	68,243			60,747			73,882
Deferred:
United States	963			(8,905		)	(9,699		)
Other countries	2,677			2,892			100
State and provincial	(35		)	(536		)	(536		)
Total deferred	3,605			(6,549		)	(10,135		)
Income tax expense	$	71,848		$	54,198		$	63,747

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

The differences in income tax expense computed using The Netherlands statutory income tax rate of 25%, 25% and 25.5% in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and our income tax expense as reported in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Tax at The Netherlands income tax rate	$	72,115		$	59,711		$	53,333
International earnings taxed at rates other than The Netherlands statutory rate	(864		)	(241		)	3,698
Non-deductible expenses	917			2,691			2,524
Change in valuation allowance	(2,099		)	(1,279		)	75
State and provincial taxes	2,895			3,166			2,597
Adjustments of prior year taxes	1,038			(17,229		)	(389		)
Adjustments of income tax reserves	(4,374		)	7,050			4,093
Other	2,220			329			(2,184		)
Income tax expense	$	71,848		$	54,198		$	63,747