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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Current:
Federal		$	38,161			$	48,287			$	34,170
State			1,645				5,648				3,854
Foreign			5,701				2,214				81
			45,507				56,149				38,105
Deferred:
Federal			42,474				42,003				21,972
State			(3,134	)			5,523				3,048
Foreign			(1,462	)			167				25
			37,878				47,693				25,045
Change in valuation allowance			364				335				(21	)
Provision for income taxes		$	83,749			$	104,177			$	63,129

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Deferred tax assets:
Goodwill and intangible assets		$	23,624			$	74,992
Accrued expenses			18,191				24,263
Deferred revenue			7,945				4,413
Inventories			6,306				4,483
Pension obligations			8,738				4,043
Stock-based compensation			8,628				6,609
Operating loss and credit carryforwards			10,047				976
Other			4,299				2,089
Valuation allowance			(1,385	)			(1,021	)
Total deferred tax assets			86,393				120,847
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation			18,535				15,163
Debt refinancing costs			10,925				7,494
Prepaid expenses			1,032				1,183
Total deferred tax liabilities			30,492				23,840
Net deferred tax assets		$	55,901			$	97,007

Net Current and Noncurrent Components of Deferred Taxes [Table Text Block]

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Net current deferred tax assets		$	22,841			$	26,869
Net long-term deferred tax assets			47,894				86,125
Net long-term deferred tax liabilities			(13,449	)			(14,966	)
Valuation allowance			(1,385	)			(1,021	)
Net deferred tax assets		$	55,901			$	97,007

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

		December 31,
		2014
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning of period		$	-
Increase in unrecognized tax benefit for positions taken in current period			6,394
Unrecognized tax benefit, end of period		$	6,394

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
U.S. statutory rate			35.0	%			35.0	%			35.0	%
State taxes			3.1				3.7				4.1
Valuation allowance			0.2				0.2				-
Research and development credits			(5.0	)			(0.6	)			(0.2	)
Other			(0.9	)			(0.9	)			1.5
Effective tax rate			32.4	%			37.4	%			40.4	%

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