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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets of Company's Venezuelan Subsidiaries | ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  |  |  | March 31,
﻿ |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿ |  |  | (In thousands)
﻿Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ | Net Revenues |  | $ | 12,105 |  | $ | 13,955 |
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  |  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
﻿ |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿ |  |  | (In thousands) |
﻿ | Assets |  |  | 71,974 |  |  | 65,407 |
﻿ | Liabilities |  |  | (39,781) |  |  | (36,266) |
﻿ | Net Assets |  | $ | 32,193 |  | $ | 29,141 |
﻿
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
﻿ |  |  |  |
﻿ |  | March 31, |  | December 31,
﻿ |  | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿ |  | (In thousands)
﻿Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |
﻿Foreign currency translation |  | $ (249,798) |  | $ (238,607)
﻿Unrealized gains (losses) on investments |  | 685 |  | (1,023)
﻿Estimated tax loss (gain) on unrealized gains (losses) on investments |  | (237) |  | 351
﻿ |  | $ (249,350) |  | $ (239,279)
﻿
Summary of Changes in Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive Income | ﻿
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  | Unrealized |  | Foreign |  | Estimated tax |  |  |
﻿ |  | (Losses) Gains on |  | Currency |  | (expense) |  |  |
﻿ |  | Investments |  | Translation |  | benefit |  | Total |
﻿ |  | (In thousands)
﻿Balances as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ (1,023) |  | $ (238,607) |  | $ 351 |  | $ (239,279) |
﻿Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications adjustments for gains (losses) on available for sale investments |  | 685 |  | (11,191) |  | (237) |  | (10,743) |
﻿Amount of (loss) gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | 1,023 |  | — |  | (351) |  | 672 |
﻿Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1,708 |  | (11,191) |  | (588) |  | (10,071) |
﻿Ending balance |  | $ 685 |  | $ (249,798) |  | $ (237) |  | $ (249,350) |
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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  | Amount of (Loss) Gain |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  | Reclassified from |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Details about Accumulated |  | Accumulated Other |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Comprehensive |  | Affected Line Item
﻿Components |  | Loss |  | in the Statement of Income
﻿ |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Unrealized losses on investments |  | $ (1,023) |  | Interest expense and other financial losses
﻿Estimated tax gain on unrealized losses on investments |  | 351 |  | Income / asset tax gain
﻿Total reclassifications for the year |  | $ (672) |  | Total, net of income taxes
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