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Certain Balance Sheet Components Certain Balance Sheet Components (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Accounts Receivable, Net [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | Accounts receivable, net | March 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 | | (in thousands) | Trade receivables (net of allowance of $6,144 and $7,372) | $ | 318,223 |
| | $ | 329,352 |
| Unbilled receivables | 38,005 |
| | 45,974 |
| Total accounts receivable, net | $ | 356,228 |
| | $ | 375,326 |
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| Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | Allowance for doubtful account activity | Three Months Ended March 31, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (in thousands) | Beginning balance | $ | 7,372 |
| | $ | 6,049 |
| Provision (release) of doubtful accounts, net | (904 | ) | | (60 | ) | Accounts written-off | (105 | ) | | (239 | ) | Effects of change in exchange rates | (219 | ) | | 233 |
| Ending balance | $ | 6,144 |
| | $ | 5,983 |
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| Inventories [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | Inventories | March 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 | | (in thousands) | Materials | $ | 102,654 |
| | $ | 92,038 |
| Work in process | 11,846 |
| | 12,568 |
| Finished goods | 67,954 |
| | 66,113 |
| Total inventories | $ | 182,454 |
| | $ | 170,719 |
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| Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | Property, plant, and equipment, net | March 31, 2013 | | December 31, 2012 | | (in thousands) | Machinery and equipment | $ | 284,291 |
| | $ | 287,791 |
| Computers and software | 85,958 |
| | 84,980 |
| Buildings, furniture, and improvements | 141,653 |
| | 146,191 |
| Land | 24,518 |
| | 25,318 |
| Construction in progress, including purchased equipment | 30,108 |
| | 26,097 |
| Total cost | 566,528 |
| | 570,377 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (317,916 | ) | | (315,165 | ) | Property, plant, and equipment, net | $ | 248,612 |
| | $ | 255,212 |
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| Depreciation Expense and Capitalized interest [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | Depreciation expense and capitalized interest | Three Months Ended March 31, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (in thousands) | Depreciation expense | $ | 14,013 |
| | $ | 15,314 |
| Capitalized interest | 43 |
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In conjunction with the upgrade of our global enterprise resource planning software systems, we have capitalized $12.3 million within construction in progress. Amounts capitalized include internal labor costs and related benefits, software, third-party consulting fees, and $43,000 of interest. |