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Income Taxes (Text Block) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes [Text Block] | Income Taxes We determine the interim tax benefit (provision) by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate to the year-to-date pretax book income (loss) and adjusting for discrete items during the reporting period, if any. Tax jurisdictions with losses for which tax benefits cannot be realized are excluded. Additionally, for certain tax jurisdictions where a reliable estimate of annual income tax expense or benefit cannot be made, we applied the actual effective tax rate to quarter-to-date income. Our tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2018 of 7% differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% due primarily to unbenefitted losses experienced in jurisdictions with valuation allowances on deferred tax assets as well as the forecasted mix of earnings in domestic and international jurisdictions, a benefit related to excess stock based compensation, and uncertain tax positions. Our tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of 36% differed from the federal statutory rate of 35% due to the forecasted mix of earnings in domestic and international jurisdictions, a benefit related to excess stock based compensation, and losses experienced in jurisdictions with valuation allowances on deferred tax assets. The tax provision for December 31, 2017 included the provisional determination of the impact to our deferred tax positions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We will continue to review any additional guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Financial Accounting Standards Board, or other regulatory bodies and adjust our provisional amount during the measurement period, which should not extend beyond one year from the enactment date of December 22, 2017. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 no changes to these provisional amounts have been recorded. We classify interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax liabilities and interest income on tax overpayments as components of income tax expense. The net interest and penalties expense recognized were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (in thousands)
Net interest and penalties expense | $ | 424 |  |  | $ | 206 |
Accrued interest and penalties recognized were as follows:
| March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| (in thousands)
Accrued interest | $ | 3,155 |  |  | $ | 2,706 |
Accrued penalties | 2,513 |  |  | 2,426 |
Unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions and the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate were as follows:
| March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| (in thousands)
Unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions | $ | 76,120 |  |  | $ | 56,702 |
The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate | 74,671 |  |  | 55,312 |
The increase in unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2018 related primarily to $16.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits recorded through purchase accounting on January 5, 2018 as a result of the acquisition of SSNI. At March 31, 2018, we are under examination by certain tax authorities for the 2000 to 2015 tax years. The material jurisdictions where we are subject to examination include, among others, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil and the United Kingdom. No material changes have occurred to previously disclosed assessments. We believe we have appropriately accrued for the expected outcome of all tax matters and do not currently anticipate that the ultimate resolution of these examinations will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, future results of operations, or liquidity. Based upon the timing and outcome of examinations, litigation, the impact of legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments, and the impact of these items on the statute of limitations, it is reasonably possible that the related unrecognized tax benefits could change from those recognized within the next twelve months. However, at this time, an estimate of the range of reasonably possible adjustments to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits cannot be made.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680 + Details
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