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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Components of Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations

The following table summarizes the components of the provision for income taxes from continuing operations:

 

     2012     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 20,959      $ (2,604   $ (37,361

State

     3,623        4,621        3,665   

Foreign

     30,476        48,600        51,674   

Deferred:

      

Federal

     (34,629     (20,584     (1,213

State

     (720     (961     (2,568

Foreign

     (3,296     (3,294     2,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 16,413      $ 25,778      $ 16,918   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Summaries of U.S. and Non-U.S. Components of Income from Continuing Operations Before Taxes

The following table summarizes the U.S. and non-U.S. components of income from continuing operations before taxes:

 

     2012     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

United States

   $ (315,928   $ (10,952   $ (10,337

Other

     150,559        156,052        114,927   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (165,369   $ 145,100      $ 104,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliations between Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate

Reconciliations between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate are as follows:

 

       2012     2011     2010  

Federal statutory rate

       35.00 %     35.00 %     35.00 %

Goodwill Impairment

       (60.84 )%               

Tax effect of International items

       11.88     (15.36 )%      (8.20 )% 

State taxes, net of federal benefit

       (0.90 )%      1.18     (0.48 )% 

Uncertain tax contingencies

       4.85     (2.66 )%      (3.33 )% 

Other, net

       0.08     (0.39 )%      (6.81 )% 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       (9.93 )%      17.77     16.18
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at year end were as follows:

 

       2012         2011    
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Tax loss and credit carryforwards

   $ 87,537      $ 70,452   

Pension

     63,737        74,775   

Reserves and accruals

     39,502        42,272   

Other

     21,275        25,808   

Less: valuation allowances

     (70,469     (66,305
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     141,582        147,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Property, plant and equipment

     24,440        24,877   

Intangibles — stock acquisitions

     325,244        317,271   

Unremitted foreign earnings

     151,780        166,764   

Other

     13,130        18,681   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     514,594        527,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ (373,012   $ (380,591
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Uncertain Tax Positions for Liabilities Associated with Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Uncertain Tax Positions:    A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     2012     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at January 1

   $ 75,026      $ 89,281      $ 113,232   

Increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior years

     7,645        1,855        6,226   

Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior years

     (6,134     (6,415     (10,887

Unrecognized tax benefits related to the current year

     4,256        4,246        1,956   

Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to settlements

     (8,816     (7,678     (2,011

Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations

     (3,503     (5,852     (16,209

Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation

     169        (411     (3,026
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

   $ 68,643      $ 75,026      $ 89,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Examinations by Major Tax Jurisdictions

The taxable years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions are as follows:

 

     Beginning      Ending  

United States

     2007         2012   

Canada

     2005         2012   

China

     2007         2012   

Czech Republic

     2001         2012   

France

     2010         2012   

Germany

     2007         2012   

Ireland

     2008         2012   

Italy

     2008         2012   

Malaysia

     2007         2012   

Singapore

     2006         2012