Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value measurements for the Company's financial instruments (in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2013
	Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Cash surrender value of life insurance contracts^(A)	$	1,827		$	—	$	1,827		$	—
Deferred compensation liability ^(A)	(1,302		)	—		(1,302		)	—
Foreign currency forward contracts	(989		)	—		(989		)	—
Contingent consideration liability	(423		)	—		—			(423		)
Total	$	(887	)	$	—	$	(464	)	$	(423	)



(A)	During the period ended September 30, 2013, the company terminated its Deferred Compensation Plan. The distribution of plan assets and participant balances began during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and will continue through January 2015 based on participant elections.



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2012
	Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Cash surrender value of life insurance contracts	$	3,398		$	—	$	3,398		$	—
Deferred compensation liability	(1,395		)	—		(1,395		)	—
Foreign currency forward contracts	(297		)	—		(297		)	—
Contingent consideration liability	(2,541		)	—		—			(2,541		)
Total	$	(835	)	$	—	$	1,706		$	(2,541	)

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes our Level 3 activity for the Company's contingent consideration liability (in thousands):



	Level 3
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	2,541
Change in estimate	(1,891		)
Payments	(378		)
Accretion	151
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	423

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of financial instruments measured at fair value, including those classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Disclosures include, but are not limited to, fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements, level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized and transfers between levels 1 and 2. Nonrecurring fair value measurements are those that are required or permitted in the statement of financial position in particular circumstances.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of liability.

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