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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Income Tax Expense |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States operations |  | $ | 31,678 |  |  | $ | (22,533 | ) |  | $ | 27,324 |
Foreign operations |  |  | 95,371 |  |  |  | 27,575 |  |  |  | 90,775 |
Income from continuing operations before taxes |  | $ | 127,049 |  |  | $ | 5,042 |  |  | $ | 118,099 |
Income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currently payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States federal |  | $ | (4,493 | ) |  | $ | (6,944 | ) |  | $ | (4,741 | )
United States state and local |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | (2,519 | ) |  |  | 1,303 |
Foreign |  |  | 21,377 |  |  |  | 14,020 |  |  |  | 18,572 |
|  |  | 16,858 |  |  |  | 4,557 |  |  |  | 15,134 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States federal |  |  | 3,575 |  |  |  | (22,661 | ) |  |  | (1,276 | )
United States state and local |  |  | 1,593 |  |  |  | (424 | ) |  |  | (799 | )
Foreign |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | (19,666 | ) |  |  | 3,732 |
|  |  | 5,457 |  |  |  | (42,751 | ) |  |  | 1,657 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | 22,315 |  |  | $ | (38,194 | ) |  | $ | 16,791 |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation from Continuing Operations |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States federal statutory rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
State and local income taxes |  |  | 1.5 | % |  |  | (10.7 | %) |  |  | 0.8 | %
Impact of change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance |  |  | (0.6 | %) |  |  | (187.8 | %) |  |  | (6.8 | %)
Impact of change in tax contingencies |  |  | 3.8 | % |  |  | 3.3 | % |  |  | (1.1 | %)
Impact of change in United States tax legislation |  |  | (3.3 | %) |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  | 0.0 | %
Foreign income tax rate differences |  |  | (12.1 | %) |  |  | (278.1 | %) |  |  | (6.8 | %)
Federal and state impact of Cooper liability settlement |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  | (416.5 | %) |  |  | 0.0 | %
Domestic permanent differences & tax credits |  |  | (6.7 | %) |  |  | 97.3 | % |  |  | (6.9 | %)
|  |  | 17.6 | % |  |  | (757.5 | %) |  |  | 14.2 | %
Components of Deferred Income Tax Balances |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Components of deferred income tax balances: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant, equipment, and intangibles |  | $ | (97,229 | ) |  | $ | (89,433 | )
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement, pensions, and stock compensation |  |  | 27,592 |  |  |  | 44,814 |
Reserves and accruals |  |  | 33,788 |  |  |  | 22,042 |
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards |  |  | 88,307 |  |  |  | 84,716 |
Valuation allowances |  |  | (10,165 | ) |  |  | (7,498 | )
|  |  | 139,522 |  |  |  | 144,074 |
Net deferred income tax asset |  | $ | 42,293 |  |  | $ | 54,641 |
Summary of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards and Tax Credit Carryforwards | The following tables summarize our net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 2013 by jurisdiction:
|  | Net Operating Loss Carryforwards |
|  | (In thousands) |
United States - various states |  | $ | 120,233 |
Netherlands |  |  | 54,900 |
Australia |  |  | 18,359 |
Germany |  |  | 16,781 |
Other |  |  | 10,313 |
Total |  | $ | 220,586 |
|  | Tax Credit Carryforwards |
|  | (In thousands) |
United States |  | $ | 34,172 |
Canada |  |  | 18,850 |
Total |  | $ | 53,022 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Gross Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 17,377 |  |  | $ | 23,199 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 1,932 |  |  |  | 1,001 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | 3,761 |  |  |  | 8,928 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years - Settlement |  |  | (2,490 | ) |  |  | (640 | )
Reduction for tax positions of prior years - Statute of limitations |  |  | (1,941 | ) |  |  | (15,111 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 18,639 |  |  | $ | 17,377 |

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