Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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, 2012 and 2011 consist of (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Other assets	$	—		$	286
Deferred tax asset	268			1,200
Other long-term liabilities	8,783			—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,413		)	(1,739		)

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, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation trust assets (1)	$	12,654	—		$	12,654	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan	$	18,579	$	2,667	$	15,912	—

			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	$	—
(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 loss for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 consist of (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Prior service cost	$	(616	)	$	(734	)
Transition asset	195			259
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and foreign exchange	(7,992		)	(1,264		)
Total Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(8,413	)	$	(1,739	)

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, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Projected Benefit Obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	34,304		$	30,888
Service cost	1,127			1,352
Interest cost	1,684			1,743
Benefits paid	(910		)	(676		)
Administrative expenses	(181		)	(185		)
Actuarial loss, net	10,009			2,021
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign exchange	843			(839		)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	46,876		$	34,304
Fair Value of Plan Assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	34,590		$	26,022
Increase in plan asset value	2,267			8,157
Employer contributions	1,619			1,919
Benefits paid	(910		)	(676		)
Administrative expenses	(181		)	(185		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange	708			(647		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	38,093		$	34,590
Over (under)-funded status of the plan at end of the year	$	(8,783	)	$	286
Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$	39,276		$	28,998

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of net periodic pension cost under this plan for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 included (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Service cost	$	1,127		$	1,352
Interest cost	1,684			1,743
Expected return on plan assets	(1,214		)	(752		)
Unrecognized pension asset, net	(87		)	(87		)
Prior service cost	159			159
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	—			326
Net periodic pension cost	$	1,669		$	2,741

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

The following actuarial assumptions were used to determine the actuarial present value of our projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

	2012	2011
Weighted average assumed discount rate	3.60%	5.00%
Weighted average rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%

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

	2012	2011
Weighted average assumed discount rate	5.00%	5.40%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	3.40%	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):

2013	$	1,066
2014	$	1,164
2015	$	1,182
2016	$	1,301
2017	$	1,504
Succeeding five years	$	8,720