Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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):



	2015			2014			2013
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1,	$	11,747		$	12,385		$	13,256
Tax positions, current period	1,044			1,441			1,747
Tax positions, prior period	(640		)	56			(501		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(1,371		)	(947		)	—
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(816		)	(1,188		)	(2,117		)
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31,	$	9,964		$	11,747		$	12,385

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

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized as follows (in thousands):



	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry-forwards	$	8,045		$	6,340
Reserves	18,627			14,135
Unrealized benefit plan loss	5,571			4,925
Unrealized foreign exchange	7,994			2,289
Other	3,229			2,232
Total deferred tax assets	43,466			29,921
Valuation allowance (1)	(10,862		)	(7,236		)
Net deferred tax asset	32,604			22,685
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles	(5,876		)	(5,650		)
Property, plant and equipment	(8,372		)	(6,993		)
Accrued interest	(10,111		)	(6,841		)
Unrealized foreign exchange	(6,421		)	—
Other	(1,579		)	(3,498		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(32,359		)	(22,982		)
Net deferred income taxes	$	245		$	(297	)

	2015			2014
Current deferred tax assets	$	3,164		$	6,130
Current deferred tax liabilities	(9,731		)	(3,093		)
Long-term deferred tax assets	11,693			3,876
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(4,881		)	(7,210		)
Total deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	245		$	(297	)

(1) Valuation allowance at 12/31/13 was $6.1 million.

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

The components of income before income tax expense for 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	55,143	$	154,943	$	150,023
Other countries	93,547		180,988		174,079
Income before income tax expense	$	148,690	$	335,931	$	324,102

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

The components of income tax expense for 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	2015			2014		2013
Current:
United States	$	17,257		$	44,350	$	44,112
Other countries	14,629			23,546		25,103
State and provincial	1,979			4,727		4,903
Total current	33,865			72,623		74,118
Deferred:
United States	(2,905		)	2,801		4,754
Other countries	2,947			1,675		1,884
State and provincial	(149		)	206		152
Total deferred	(107		)	4,682		6,790
Income tax expense	$	33,758		$	77,305	$	80,908

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 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and our income tax expense as reported in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	2015			2014			2013
Tax at The Netherlands income tax rate	$	37,173		$	83,983		$	81,026
International earnings taxed at rates other than The Netherlands statutory rate	(14,066		)	(6,721		)	(6,698		)
Non-deductible expenses	2,832			2,807			2,138
Change in valuation allowance	3,625			1,150			(1,156		)
State and provincial taxes	1,133			3,339			3,439
Adjustments of prior year taxes	483			(2,973		)	(4,258		)
Adjustments of income tax reserves	(1,205		)	(1,570		)	59
Other	3,783			(2,710		)	6,358
Income tax expense	$	33,758		$	77,305		$	80,908