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Other Comprehensive Income Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
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 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Before-tax amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | (49,820 | ) |  | $ | 21,992 |  |  | $ | (61,208 | ) |  | $ | 1,343 |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | 217 |  |  | (1,021 | ) |  | (556 | ) |  | 223 |
Net hedging loss (gain) reclassified into net income | 430 |  |  | 274 |  |  | 1,275 |  |  | 274 |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | 141 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 449 |  |  | (17 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | (49,032 | ) |  | 21,511 |  |  | (60,040 | ) |  | 1,823 |
Tax (provision) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 429 |  |  | (73 | ) |  | 448 |  |  | (3,544 | )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | (83 | ) |  | 343 |  |  | 212 |  |  | (129 | )
Net hedging loss (gain) reclassified into net income | (164 | ) |  | (104 | ) |  | (487 | ) |  | (104 | )
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | (43 | ) |  | (81 | ) |  | (136 | ) |  | 5 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) tax (provision) benefit | 139 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 37 |  |  | (3,772 | )
Net-of-tax amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (49,391 | ) |  | 21,919 |  |  | (60,760 | ) |  | (2,201 | )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | 134 |  |  | (678 | ) |  | (344 | ) |  | 94 |
Net hedging loss (gain) reclassified into net income | 266 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 788 |  |  | 170 |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | 98 |  |  | 185 |  |  | 313 |  |  | (12 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | $ | (48,893 | ) |  | $ | 21,596 |  |  | $ | (60,003 | ) |  | $ | (1,949 | )
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, 2013 | $ | (3,313 | ) |  | $ | (1,689 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (15,002 | ) |  | $ | (34,384 | )
OCI before reclassifications | (2,201 | ) |  | 94 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,107 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | 170 |  |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 158 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (2,201 | ) |  | 264 |  |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (1,949 | )
Balances at September 30, 2013 | $ | (5,514 | ) |  | $ | (1,425 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (15,014 | ) |  | $ | (36,333 | )
Balances at January 1, 2014 | $ | 3,799 |  |  | $ | (1,256 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (9,885 | ) |  | $ | (21,722 | )
OCI before reclassifications | (60,760 | ) |  | (344 | ) |  | — |  |  | 627 |  |  | (60,477 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | 788 |  |  | — |  |  | (314 | ) |  | 474 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (60,760 | ) |  | 444 |  |  | — |  |  | 313 |  |  | (60,003 | )
Balances at September 30, 2014 | $ | (56,961 | ) |  | $ | (812 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (9,572 | ) |  | $ | (81,725 | )
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(1) |  |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  |
|  | (in thousands) |  |
Amortization of defined benefit pension items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior-service costs |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (53 | ) |  | $ | (51 | ) |  | (2)
Actuarial losses |  | (118 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (363 | ) |  | (746 | ) |  | (2)
Other |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2)
Total, before tax |  | (141 | ) |  | (266 | ) |  | (451 | ) |  | (797 | ) |  | Income before income taxes
Tax benefit (provision) |  | 43 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 243 |  |  | Income tax provision
Total, net of tax |  | (98 | ) |  | (185 | ) |  | (314 | ) |  | (554 | ) |  | Net income
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax |  | $ | (98 | ) |  | $ | (185 | ) |  | $ | (314 | ) |  | $ | (554 | ) |  | Net income
(1) | Amounts in parenthesis indicate debits to the Consolidated 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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