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Other Comprehensive Income Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), net of tax, were as follows:
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments |  | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Nonderivative Instruments |  | Pension Plan Benefit Liability Adjustments |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Balances at January 1, 2012 | $ | (24,718 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | 1,938 |  |  | $ | (37,160 | )
OCI before reclassifications | 28,541 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28,541 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 28,541 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 28,564 |
Balances at March 31, 2012 | $ | 3,823 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | (8,596 | )
Balances at January 1, 2013 | $ | (3,313 | ) |  | $ | (1,689 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (15,002 | ) |  | $ | (34,384 | )
OCI before reclassifications | (31,295 | ) |  | (73 | ) |  | — |  |  | (566 | ) |  | (31,934 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 186 |  |  | 186 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (31,295 | ) |  | (73 | ) |  | — |  |  | (380 | ) |  | (31,748 | )
Balances at March 31, 2013 | $ | (34,608 | ) |  | $ | (1,762 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (15,382 | ) |  | $ | (66,132 | )
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The before-tax amount, income tax (provision) benefit, and net-of-tax amount related to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) during the reporting periods were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Before-tax amount |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | (27,447 | ) |  | $ | 28,702 |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | (92 | ) |  | — |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | (546 | ) |  | 19 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | (28,085 | ) |  | 28,721 |
Tax (provision) benefit |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (3,848 | ) |  | (161 | )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | 19 |  |  | — |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | 166 |  |  | 4 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) tax (provision) benefit | (3,663 | ) |  | (157 | )
Net-of-tax amount |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (31,295 | ) |  | 28,541 |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | (73 | ) |  | — |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | (380 | ) |  | 23 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | $ | (31,748 | ) |  | $ | 28,564 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Details about the AOCI components reclassified to the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the reporting periods are as follows:
|  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI for the Three Months Ended March 31,(1) |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  |
|  | (in thousands) |  |
Amortization of defined benefit pension items |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior-service costs |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | (2)
Actuarial losses |  | (251 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (2)
Total, before tax |  | (268 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | Income before income taxes
Tax benefit (provision) |  | 82 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | Income tax provision
Total, net of tax |  | (186 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | Net income
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax |  | $ | (186 | ) |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | Net income
(1) | Amounts in parenthesis indicate debits to the Statements of Operations.
(2) | These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. Refer to Note 8 for additional details.

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