Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax Provision [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Table Text Block]

Income before income taxes		2011		2010		2009
U.S.	$	(28,238)	$	(32,260)	$	(48,217)
Foreign		91,902		130,363		59,367
Total	$	63,664	$	98,103	$	11,150

The components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows

		2011		2010		2009
Current tax provision (benefit)
Federal	$	14,049	$	330	$	-
Foreign		18,324		23,211		7,458
State		214		25		14
		32,587		23,566		7,472
Deferred tax provision (benefit)
Federal		(20,906)		243		(4,510)
Foreign		(1,165)		(7,079)		(3,050)
State		(466)		-		-
		(22,537)		(6,836)		(7,560)
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits		107		1,109		1,390
Total income tax provision	$	10,157	$	17,839	$	1,302

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

		2011			2010			2009
			Percent			Percent			Percent
			of pretax			of pretax			of pretax
		Amount	earnings		Amount	earnings		Amount	earnings
Federal tax	$	22,282	35.0	$	34,336	35.0	$	3,881	35.0
State income taxes, net of federal tax provision (benefit)		(366)	(0.6)		293	0.3		(196)	(1.8)
Foreign income taxed at lower tax rates		(6,356)	(10.0)		(5,050)	(5.2)		(14,536)	(131.1)
Subpart F income and foreign dividends		1,115	1.8		1,786	1.8		12,346	111.3
Foreign tax credits, net of valuation allowance		(5,843)	(9.2)		(6,503)	(6.6)		(1,933)	(17.4)
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits		107	0.2		1,109	1.1		1,390	12.5
U.S. provision-to-return adjustments		(167)	(0.3)		(2,345)	(2.4)		(1,663)	(15.0)
Valuation allowance - net operating loss carryforwards		-	-		(5,820)	(5.9)		1,840	16.6
Other		(615)	(1.0)		33	0.1		173	1.6
Income tax provision	$	10,157	15.9	$	17,839	18.2	$	1,302	11.7

Summary Of Positions For Which Significant Change In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]

	2011	2010
Balance at January 1,	$ 9,173	$ 8,064
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	2,233	1,934
Reductions for prior years tax positions	(1,229)	(825)
Balance at December 31,	$ 10,177	$ 9,173

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]

		2011		2010
Deferred tax assets, current
Inventory cost	$	2,158	$	5,657
Accrued expenses and accounts receivable		1,754		1,546
Share based compensation and others		1,538		1,073
Total deferred tax assets, current	$	5,450	$	8,276
Deferred tax assets, non-current
Plant, equipment and intangible assets	$	(1,818)	$	1,325
Foreign tax credits		19,354		19,993
Research and development tax credits		4,098		3,884
Net operating loss carryforwards		1,600		2,156
Accrued pension		11,750		15,078
Share based compensation and others		23,945		10,625
		58,929		53,061
Valuation allowances		(28,099)		(25,855)
Total deferred tax assets, non-current		30,830		27,206
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current
Step up in basis - acquisition		(3,967)		(10,321)
Convertible debt interest		-		(15,311)
Total deferred tax liabilities, non-current		(3,967)		(25,632)
Net deferred tax assets, non-current	$	26,863	$	1,574