Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income before provision for income taxes

	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes:
United States	$	7,385	$	1,633	$	(9,528	)
Foreign		12,956		24,472		20,513
Total	$	20,341	$	26,105	$	10,985

Income tax expense (benefit)

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Current:
U.S. Federal	$	(115	)	$	—		$	—
State		345			113			183
Non-U.S.		2,910			6,023			3,968
Total current expense (benefit)		3,140			6,136			4,151
Deferred:
U.S. Federal		2,789			534			(2,732	)
State		12			170			(160	)
U.S. deferred tax valuation allowance		(9,814	)		(704	)		2,892
Non-U.S.		(54	)		(968	)		418
Total deferred expense (benefit)		(7,067	)		(968	)		418
Total expense (benefit)	$	(3,927	)	$	5,168		$	4,569

Reconciliation of income taxes based on the U.S. federal statutory rate

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Income taxes at the federal statutory rate	$	6,916		$	8,876		$	3,735
Impact of incentive stock options		371			163			52
Increase (decrease) in U.S. valuation allowance		(12,740	)		(704	)		2,892
Decrease in foreign valuation allowance		—			(1,219	)		(937	)
Capital gain on return of basis		3,079			—			—
State income taxes, net of federal taxes		334			75			54
Non-U.S. earnings taxed at different rates		(1,606	)		(2,116	)		(1,650	)
Change in uncertain tax positions		(115	)		—			—
Other permanent differences, net		(166	)		93			423
	$	(3,927	)	$	5,168		$	4,569

The tax effects of the temporary differences

	December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Tax in excess of book depreciation	$	6,670		$	5,099		$	5,208
Goodwill		1,987			1,821			2,209
Allowance for bad debts		—			18			62
Other deferred tax liabilities		112			843			387
Gross deferred income tax liabilities		8,769			7,781			7,866
Deferred income tax assets:
Goodwill		4,141			4,846			5,754
Inventories		768			167			84
Pension/Personnel accruals		921			503			1,084
Deductions for uncollectible Eltmann receivables		—			310			—
Net operating loss carry forwards		3,682			7,526			10,150
Foreign tax credits		3,844			3,326			3,326
Guarantee claim deduction		1,141			—			—
Accruals and reserves		293			—			—
Other deferred tax assets		550			421			356
Gross deferred income tax assets		15,340			17,099			20,754
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(2,252	)		(12,066	)		(16,604	)
Net deferred income tax assets		13,088			5,033			4,150
Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities)	$	4,319		$	(2,748	)	$	(3,716	)

Summary of the activity in the total valuation allowances

	Total Valuation Allowance Activity
	Balance at Beginning of Year		Additions		Recoveries			Deconsolidation of Eltmann subsidiary			Balance at End of Year
2012	$	12,066	$	—	$	(9,814	)	$	—		$	2,252
2011	$	16,604	$	—	$	(2,425	)	$	(2,113	)	$	12,066
2010	$	14,649	$	2,892	$	(937	)		—		$	16,604

Summary of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties

	2012			2011		2010
Beginning balance	$	988		$	953	$	988
Additions for tax positions of prior years		428			35		—
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(543	)		—		(35	)
Ending balance	$	873		$	988	$	953