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Pension benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Amortization of transition obligation |  | $ | 112 |  | $ | 90 |  | $ | 89 |
Actuarial loss |  |  | (185) |  |  | (228) |  |  | (373) |
Totals |  | $ | (73) |  | $ | (138) |  | $ | (284) |
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) not yet reflected in net periodic pension cost, net of taxes:
Actuarial gain |  | $ | 178 |  | $ | 173 |
Transition obligation |  |  | (294) |  |  | (216) |
Totals |  | $ | (116) |  | $ | (43) |
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) expected to be amortized in 2014 net periodic pension cost, net of taxes:
Transition obligation |  | $ | 43 |
Totals |  | $ | 43 |
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block] | The following table sets out the status of the non-U.S pension benefits and the amounts (in thousands) recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013: Benefit Obligations:
Change in the Benefit Obligation: |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year |  | $ | 3,552 |  | $ | 2,695 |  | $ | 2,074 |
Service cost |  |  | 517 |  |  | 420 |  |  | 332 |
Interest cost |  |  | 238 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 186 |
Actuarial loss |  |  | 115 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 299 |
Curtailments |  |  | (328) |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  |  | (359) |  |  | 101 |  |  | (100) |
Benefits paid |  |  | (83) |  |  | (68) |  |  | (96) |
Projected benefit obligation at end of year |  | $ | 3,652 |  | $ | 3,552 |  | $ | 2,695 |
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block] | Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost:
|  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Service cost |  | $ | 517 |  | $ | 420 |  | $ | 332 |
Interest cost |  |  | 238 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 186 |
Curtailments |  |  | (328) |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Actuarial (gain) loss recognized |  |  | 92 |  |  | 30 |  |  | (17) |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ | 519 |  | $ | 668 |  | $ | 501 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block] | The assumptions for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Discount rate |  | 4.8%-12% |  | 5.8%-14% |  | 7.2%-9.5% |
Rate of increase in compensation levels |  | 7%-9% |  | 7%-9% |  | 7%-9%
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block] | The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 202 |
2015 |  |  | 231 |
2016 |  |  | 109 |
2017 |  |  | 86 |
2018 |  |  | 229 |
2019 to 2023 |  |  | 574 |
|  | $ | 1,431 |

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