Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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):

	2014			2013			2012
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1,	$	12,385		$	13,256		$	17,460
Tax positions, current period	1,441			1,747			1,848
Tax positions, prior period	56			(501		)	(425		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(947		)	—			—
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(1,188		)	(2,117		)	(5,627		)
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31,	$	11,747		$	12,385		$	13,256

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

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry-forwards	$	6,340		$	5,382
Tax credit carry-forwards	428			447
Reserves	16,424			8,305
Unrealized benefit plan loss	4,925			4,684
Other	1,804			657
Total deferred tax assets	29,921			19,475
Valuation allowance (1)	(7,236		)	(6,087		)
Net deferred tax asset	22,685			13,388
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles	(5,650		)	(3,050		)
Property, plant and equipment	(6,993		)	(4,494		)
Other	(10,339		)	(2,301		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(22,982		)	(9,845		)
Net deferred income taxes	$	(297	)	$	3,543
	2014			2013
Current deferred tax assets	$	6,130		$	8,936
Current deferred tax liabilities	(3,093		)	(975		)
Long-term deferred tax assets	3,876			4,452
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(7,210		)	(8,870		)
Total deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(297	)	$	3,543
(1) Valuation allowance at 12/31/12 was $7.2 million.

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

The components of income before income tax expense for 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013		2012
United States	$	154,943	$	150,023	$	135,992
Other countries	180,988		174,079		152,468
Income before income tax expense	$	335,931	$	324,102	$	288,460

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

The components of income tax expense for 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013		2012
Current:
United States	$	44,350	$	44,112	$	42,934
Other countries	23,546		25,103		20,965
State and provincial	4,727		4,903		4,344
Total current	72,623		74,118		68,243
Deferred:
United States	2,801		4,754		963
Other countries	1,675		1,884		2,677
State and provincial	206		152		(35		)
Total deferred	4,682		6,790		3,605
Income tax expense	$	77,305	$	80,908	$	71,848

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% in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and our income tax expense as reported in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	2014			2013			2012
Tax at The Netherlands income tax rate	$	83,983		$	81,026		$	72,115
International earnings taxed at rates other than The Netherlands statutory rate	(6,721		)	(6,698		)	(864		)
Non-deductible expenses	2,807			2,138			917
Change in valuation allowance	1,150			(1,156		)	(2,099		)
State and provincial taxes	3,339			3,439			2,895
Adjustments of prior year taxes	(2,973		)	(4,258		)	1,038
Adjustments of income tax reserves	(1,570		)	59			(4,374		)
Other	(2,710		)	6,358			2,220
Income tax expense	$	77,305		$	80,908		$	71,848