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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Company's Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Federal Statutory Rate

A reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014         2013         2012    

U.S. Federal income tax statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

Federal tax credits

     (1.0     (1.8       

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     2.0        1.3        1.3   

Effect of foreign operations taxed at various rates

     (7.3     0.3        (2.6

Qualified production activity tax benefit

     (1.8     (1.4     (0.5

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

     (0.5     (0.7     1.4   

Release of income tax reserves (including interest)

     (10.7              

Foreign tax credits in excess of taxes on foreign dividends

     (1.0              

Income tax charges on accumulated foreign earnings

            10.9          

Tax benefit related to reinstatement of tax incentives

            (4.0       

Other

     0.4        0.1        1.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     15.1     39.7     36.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Components of Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Related Provision for Income Taxes

The components of income from continuing operations before income taxes and the related provision for income taxes consist of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014          2013          2012    

Income from continuing operations before income taxes:

        

United States

   $ 86,015       $ 29,546       $ 28,652   

Foreign

     50,378         29,755         46,484   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 136,393       $ 59,301       $ 75,136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current taxes:

        

United States

   $ 8,361       $ 11,338       $ 14,745   

State

     1,124         1,159         783   

Foreign

     5,866         14,117         7,760   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     15,351         26,614         23,288   

Deferred taxes:

        

United States

     8,908         (1,730      2,019   

State and Foreign

     (3,644      (1,359      1,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,264         (3,089      3,819   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

   $ 20,615       $ 23,525       $ 27,107   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities

The significant components of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
             2014                      2013          

Deferred tax assets:

     

Loss carry-forwards and credits

   $ 30,523       $ 28,138   

Inventory and warranty reserves

     15,015         10,890   

Accounts receivable and other accruals

     2,726         2,615   

Stock-based compensation

     3,255         3,581   

Executive supplemental retirement benefits

     3,321         8,026   

Other

             63   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 54,840       $ 53,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Acquired intangible assets

     (2,833      (2,782

Depreciation and amortization

     (6,537      (5,085

Other

     (2,002      (1,202
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (11,372      (9,069
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

     (26,763      (27,102
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 16,705       $ 17,142   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 47,684       $ 40,674       $ 36,540   

Decreases for prior years

     (13      —           —     

Increases for the current year

     550         7,308         4,134   

Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities

     (18,235      —           —     

Reductions related to expiration of statute of limitations

     (10,376      (298      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

$ 19,610    $ 47,684    $ 40,674