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Derivative Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Outstanding Forward Contracts | The Company had the following outstanding forward contracts that were entered into to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk (in thousands):
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |  |  | As of December 31, 2012 |
Currency |  | Notional Value |  |  | USD Equivalent |  |  | Notional Value |  |  | USD Equivalent |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Japanese Yen |  |  | 625,000 |  |  | $ | 6,122 |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |
Hungarian Forint |  |  | 570,175 |  |  |  | 2,603 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Singapore Dollar |  |  | 2,867 |  |  |  | 2,346 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
British Pound |  |  | 613 |  |  |  | 1,010 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Canadian Dollar |  |  | 985 |  |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro |  |  | 2,828 |  |  | $ | 3,887 |  |  |  | 2,743 |  |  | $ | 3,590 |
Japanese Yen |  |  | 294,500 |  |  |  | 2,797 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
British Pound |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 1,820 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Chinese Renminbi |  |  | 9,000 |  |  |  | 1,467 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Taiwanese Dollar |  |  | 27,000 |  |  |  | 908 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Korean Won |  |  | 650,000 |  |  |  | 620 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Hungarian Forint |  |  | 123,000 |  |  |  | 568 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Brazilian Real |  |  | 250 |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Fair Value of Forward Contracts Outstanding | Information regarding the fair value of the forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |
|  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedge forward contracts |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | Accrued expenses |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | - |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic hedge forward contracts |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | Accrued expenses |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 14 |
Effect of the Derivative Instruments Net of the Underlying Exposure | Information regarding the effect of the derivative instruments, net of the underlying exposure, on the consolidated financial statements for each of the periods presented were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Location in Financial Statements |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) in Shareholders’ equity on derivatives (effective portion) |  | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Gains (losses) recognized in earnings on derivatives (ineffective portion and discontinued derivatives) |  | Foreign currency gain (loss) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) recognized in earnings |  | Foreign currency gain (loss) |  | $ | (193 | ) |  | $ | (722 | ) |  | $ | 34 |
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Derivative Instruments | The following table provides the balances and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivative instruments for the indicated periods (in thousands):
Beginning balance December 31, 2012 |  | $ | - |
Amount reclassified to earnings |  |  | - |
Net change |  |  | 104 |
Ending balance December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 104 |

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