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Shareholders' Equity Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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), 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 |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| (in thousands)
Balances at January 1, 2012 | $ | (24,718 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | 1,938 |  |  | $ | (37,160 | )
OCI before reclassifications | 21,405 |  |  | (1,689 | ) |  | — |  |  | (16,772 | ) |  | 2,944 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (168 | ) |  | (168 | )
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 21,405 |  |  | (1,689 | ) |  | — |  |  | (16,940 | ) |  | 2,776 |
Balances at December 31, 2012 | $ | (3,313 | ) |  | $ | (1,689 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (15,002 | ) |  | $ | (34,384 | )
OCI before reclassifications | 7,112 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,496 |  |  | 13,610 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | 431 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,379 | ) |  | (948 | )
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 7,112 |  |  | 433 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,117 |  |  | 12,662 |
Balances at December 31, 2013 | $ | 3,799 |  |  | $ | (1,256 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (9,885 | ) |  | $ | (21,722 | )
OCI before reclassifications | (90,333 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | — |  |  | (24,192 | ) |  | (115,091 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | 1,054 |  |  | — |  |  | (755 | ) |  | 299 |
Current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (90,333 | ) |  | 488 |  |  | — |  |  | (24,947 | ) |  | (114,792 | )
Balances at December 31, 2014 | $ | (86,534 | ) |  | $ | (768 | ) |  | $ | (14,380 | ) |  | $ | (34,832 | ) |  | $ | (136,514 | )
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Related To OCI [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:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Before-tax amount |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | (90,365 | ) |  | $ | 8,126 |  |  | $ | 28,002 |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | (915 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (2,725 | )
Net hedging (gain) loss reclassified into net income (loss) | 1,704 |  |  | 697 |  |  | — |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | (25,270 | ) |  | 7,344 |  |  | (24,358 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | (114,846 | ) |  | 16,164 |  |  | 919 |
Tax (provision) benefit |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 32 |  |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (6,597 | )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | 349 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1,036 |
Net hedging (gain) loss reclassified into net income (loss) | (650 | ) |  | (266 | ) |  | — |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | 323 |  |  | (2,227 | ) |  | 7,418 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) tax (provision) benefit | 54 |  |  | (3,502 | ) |  | 1,857 |
Net-of-tax amount |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (90,333 | ) |  | 7,112 |  |  | 21,405 |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges | (566 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (1,689 | )
Net hedging (gain) loss reclassified into net income (loss) | 1,054 |  |  | 431 |  |  | — |
Pension plan benefits liability adjustment | (24,947 | ) |  | 5,117 |  |  | (16,940 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | $ | (114,792 | ) |  | $ | 12,662 |  |  | $ | 2,776 |
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) |  |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  |
|  | (in thousands) |  |
Amortization of defined benefit pension items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior-service costs |  | $ | (138 | ) |  | $ | (70 | ) |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | (2)
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | (572 | ) |  | (926 | ) |  | (161 | ) |  | (2)
Loss on settlement |  | (55 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (2)
Other |  | — |  |  | (658 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2)
Total, before tax |  | (765 | ) |  | (1,979 | ) |  | (242 | ) |  | Income before income taxes
Tax benefit (provision) |  | 10 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 74 |  |  | Income tax provision
Total, net of tax |  | (755 | ) |  | (1,379 | ) |  | (168 | ) |  | Net income
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax |  | $ | (755 | ) |  | $ | (1,379 | ) |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | 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.
Refer to Note 7 for additional details related to derivative activities that resulted in reclassification of AOCI to the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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