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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
United States operations
$
2,177

 
$
(25,615
)
 
$
(6,924
)
Foreign operations
97,171

 
152,076

 
46,864

Income from continuing operations before taxes
$
99,348

 
$
126,461

 
$
39,940

Income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Currently payable
 
 
 
 
 
United States federal
$

 
$
2,981

 
$

United States state and local
2,392

 
(1,038
)
 
1,789

Foreign
28,201

 
26,906

 
17,317

 
30,593

 
28,849

 
19,106

Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
United States federal
(11,028
)
 
(27,677
)
 
(23,709
)
United States state and local
(8,758
)
 
(3,139
)
 
(2,257
)
Foreign
(4,312
)
 
782

 
(19,708
)
 
(24,098
)
 
(30,034
)
 
(45,674
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
$
6,495

 
$
(1,185
)
 
$
(26,568
)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation from Continuing Operations
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Effective income tax rate reconciliation from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
United States federal statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State and local income taxes
0.8
 %
 
(0.9
)%
 
(2.6
)%
Impact of change in tax contingencies
2.2
 %
 
2.4
 %
 
(4.2
)%
Foreign income tax rate differences
(13.1
)%
 
(14.0
)%
 
(8.4
)%
Impact of change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance
1.5
 %
 
(7.3
)%
 
(28.6
)%
Impact of change in legal entity tax status
 %
 
(5.5
)%
 
 %
Impact of non-taxable translation gain
(27.3
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Impact of non-taxable interest income
(5.5
)%
 
(4.9
)%
 
(15.6
)%
Domestic permanent differences and tax credits
(15.7
)%
 
(5.7
)%
 
(42.1
)%
       Impact of tax reform
28.6
 %
 
 %
 
 %
 
6.5
 %
 
(0.9
)%
 
(66.5
)%
Components of Deferred Income Tax Balances
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Components of deferred income tax balances:
 
 
 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Plant, equipment, and intangibles
$
(120,171
)
 
$
(179,229
)
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Postretirement, pensions, and stock compensation
28,736

 
35,500

Reserves and accruals
29,297

 
22,795

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
228,815

 
245,135

Valuation allowances
(151,841
)
 
(104,771
)
 
135,007

 
198,659

Net deferred income tax asset
$
14,836

 
$
19,430

Summary of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
 
Net Operating Loss  Carryforwards
 
(In thousands)
France
$
266,509

United States - various states
132,213

Luxembourg
25,034

Japan
22,245

Australia
16,433

Germany
14,127

Netherlands
13,063

Other
49,256

Total
$
538,880

 
 
Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards
 
Tax Credit Carryforwards
 
(In thousands)
United States
$
74,613

Canada
22,459

Total
$
97,072

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year
$
10,474

 
$
7,293

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
981

 
507

Additions for tax positions of prior years
2,549

 
2,675

Reductions for tax positions of prior years - Settlement
(5,425
)
 

Reduction for tax positions of prior years - Statute of limitations

 
(1
)
Balance at end of year
$
8,579

 
$
10,474