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Certain Balance Sheet Components Certain Balance Sheet Components (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable, Net [Table Text Block] |
Accounts receivable, net | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
Trade receivables (net of allowance of $6,524 and $8,368) | $ | 310,261 |  |  | $ | 328,240 |
Unbilled receivables | 32,219 |  |  | 28,469 |
Total accounts receivable, net | $ | 342,480 |  |  | $ | 356,709 |
Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] |
Allowance for doubtful accounts activity | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 7,355 |  |  | $ | 6,948 |  |  | $ | 8,368 |  |  | $ | 7,372 |
Provision (release) of doubtful accounts, net | (356 | ) |  | 1,290 |  |  | (545 | ) |  | 1,461 |
Accounts written-off | (233 | ) |  | (164 | ) |  | (1,023 | ) |  | (467 | )
Effect of change in exchange rates | (242 | ) |  | 153 |  |  | (276 | ) |  | (139 | )
Ending balance | $ | 6,524 |  |  | $ | 8,227 |  |  | $ | 6,524 |  |  | $ | 8,227 |
Inventories [Table Text Block] |
Inventories | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
Materials | $ | 101,607 |  |  | $ | 102,596 |
Work in process | 11,694 |  |  | 13,770 |
Finished goods | 77,388 |  |  | 61,101 |
Total inventories | $ | 190,689 |  |  | $ | 177,467 |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net [Table Text Block] |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
Machinery and equipment | $ | 307,098 |  |  | $ | 309,525 |
Computers and software | 101,861 |  |  | 99,654 |
Buildings, furniture, and improvements | 139,681 |  |  | 145,926 |
Land | 22,764 |  |  | 24,005 |
Construction in progress, including purchased equipment | 16,730 |  |  | 14,257 |
Total cost | 588,134 |  |  | 593,367 |
Accumulated depreciation | (365,780 | ) |  | (346,547 | )
Property, plant, and equipment, net | $ | 222,354 |  |  | $ | 246,820 |
Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block] |
Depreciation expense | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Depreciation expense | $ | 13,691 |  |  | $ | 14,330 |  |  | $ | 42,118 |  |  | $ | 42,370 |

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