Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components of Income Tax Expense

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
				(In thousands)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes:
United States operations	$	49,640		$	26,162		$	(161	)
Foreign operations		90,251			55,850			(5,929	)
	$	139,891		$	82,012		$	(6,090	)
Income tax expense (benefit):
Currently payable:
United States federal	$	586		$	—		$	9,316
United States state and local		2,636			1,135			2,932
Foreign		18,421			17,719			5,881
		21,643			18,854			18,129
Deferred:
United States federal		124			(5,882	)		(7,308	)
United States state and local		(790	)		(341	)		(558	)
Foreign		3,661			83			(9,088	)
		2,995			(6,140	)		(16,954	)
Total income tax expense	$	24,638		$	12,714		$	1,175

Effective income tax rate reconciliation from continuing operations

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Effective income tax rate reconciliation from continuing operations:
United States federal statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State and local income taxes		0.7	%		0.9	%		(22.3	)%
Impact of change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance		(5.7	)%		(1.1	)%		(81.1	)%
Impact of change in tax contingencies		(1.0	)%		0.7	%		(33.9	)%
Foreign income tax rate differences		(5.7	)%		(15.6	)%		138.3	%
Domestic permanent differences and tax credits		(5.7	)%		(4.4	)%		(55.3	)%
		17.6	%		15.5	%		(19.3	)%

Components of deferred income tax balances

	December 31,
	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Components of deferred income tax balances:
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Plant, equipment and intangibles	$	(63,524	)	$	(49,394	)
Deferred income tax assets:
Postretirement, pensions, and stock compensation		38,715			24,311
Reserves and accruals		19,594			11,463
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards		62,039			83,435
Valuation allowances		(24,945	)		(32,777	)
		95,403			86,432
Net deferred income tax asset	$	31,879		$	37,038

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	December 31,
	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	24,122		$	27,778
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		240			78
Additions for tax positions of prior years		2,186			4,119
Reductions for tax positions of prior years — settlement		(2,547	)		(6,486	)
Reductions for tax positions of prior years — statute of limitations		(802	)		(1,367	)
Balance at end of year	$	23,199		$	24,122