Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a qualified retirement plan under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code ("401(k) Plan") covering substantially all employees in the U.S. Participants in this plan may defer up to the maximum annual amount allowable under IRS regulations. Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
401(k) Plan contributions	$	5,214	$	4,953	$	4,053

The Company offers a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the “Compensation Plan”) to certain employees and members of the Board of Directors. Participants in the Compensation Plan are provided with the opportunity to defer a specified percentage of their cash compensation which the Company will be obligated to deliver on a future date. At the time of deferral, the Company allocates the deferred monies to a trust account that is invested at the participants’ election. The amount of compensation to be deferred by each participating employee or board member will be based on elections by each participant and adjusted for any positive or negative investment results from investment alternatives selected by the participant under the Compensation Plan. The liability for the deferred compensation and the value of the funds allocated to the trust by the Company are included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as follows:



	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Other non-current assets, net:
Compensation plan funds	$	4,591	$	3,635
Other long-term liabilities:
Deferred compensation	$	4,591	$	3,635

The Company also has a pension obligation related to its German subsidiary that becomes payable when the covered employees reach the age of 60 or 65. The Company has elected to secure the liability through a self-paid reinsurance program. The pension plan obligation and the reinsurance program funds are included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as follows:



	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Other non-current assets, net:
Reinsurance program funds	$	3,541	$	3,277
Other long-term liabilities:
Pension obligation	$	4,127	$	3,217

Additional disclosures have not been included due to the insignificance of the pension plan.