Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Domestic	$	(21,984	)	$	(21,635	)	$	(30,212	)
Foreign	31,958			12,497			54,156
	$	9,974		$	(9,138	)	$	23,944

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

The company has provided for income taxes (benefits) from continuing operations as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	(8,043	)	$	3,244		$	4,749
State	816			680			329
Foreign	21,154			13,008			9,729
	13,927			16,932			14,807
Deferred:
Federal	3,968			(3,474		)	(1,696		)
Foreign	348			(4,078		)	(771		)
	4,316			(7,552		)	(2,467		)
Income Taxes	$	18,243		$	9,380		$	12,340

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

A reconciliation to the effective income tax rate from the federal statutory rate is as follows:

	2012		2011		2010
Statutory federal income tax rate	35.0	%	(35.0	)%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	5.3		4.9		0.9
Tax credits	(4.9	)	(13.5	)	(65.4	)
Foreign taxes at less than the federal statutory rate excluding valuation allowances	(34.7	)	(54.5	)	(38.8	)
Federal and foreign valuation allowance	274.3		56.8		24.7
Non-deductible extinguishment and debt finance costs	0.7		28.2		13.4
Withholding taxes	7.0		(0.4	)	(0.6	)
Compensation	0.7		3.4		(0.5	)
Dividends	(1.1	)	28.8		87.1
Life insurance	(6.5	)	(7.5	)	(1.8	)
Foreign branch activity	(8.4	)	(15.5	)	(5.4	)
Uncertain tax positions	88.9		1.2		(2.8	)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment (Asia/Pacific)	—		154.5		—
Foreign tax audit settlement	—		(54.1	)	—
Basis difference, asset held for sale	(173.7	)	—		—
Other, net	0.3		5.3		5.7
	182.9	%	102.6	%	51.5	%

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

Significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Current deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net:
Loss carryforwards	$	107		$	2,017
Bad debt	7,296			8,585
Warranty	4,929			4,591
State and local taxes	2,761			2,687
Other accrued expenses and reserves	2,611			5,846
Inventory	2,388			1,549
Compensation and benefits	2,439			2,644
Product liability	292			292
Basis difference, asset held for sale	17,320			—
Valuation allowance	(40,020		)	(23,374		)
Other, net	(2,259		)	(3,217		)
	$	(2,136	)	$	1,620
Long-term deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net:
Goodwill & intangibles	(23,752		)	(24,042		)
Convertible debt	(810		)	(941		)
Fixed assets	(14,078		)	(14,895		)
Compensation and benefits	15,915			14,388
Loss and credit carryforwards	48,747			43,603
Product liability	3,812			4,236
State and local taxes	11,608			10,734
Valuation allowance	(79,875		)	(67,056		)
Other, net	8,310			5,025
	$	(30,123	)	$	(28,948	)
Net Deferred Income Taxes	$	(32,259	)	$	(27,328	)

Summary of Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized [Table Text Block]

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

	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,075		$	4,500
Additions to:
Positions taken during the current year	516			475
Positions taken during a prior year	6,055			105
Deductions due to:
Exchange rate impact	(14		)	20
Positions taken during a prior year	(118		)	(545		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(621		)	(195		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(42		)	(285		)
Balance at end of year	$	9,851		$	4,075