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Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedges, Assets [Abstract] |
Gross Notional Amount Of Outstanding Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the gross notional amount of outstanding derivative instruments (in thousands):
| June 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | June 30, 2013
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | $ | 127,000 |  |  | $ | 99,000 |  |  | $ | 71,500 |
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | 63,500 |  |  | 109,000 |  |  | 77,000 |
Balance Sheet Classification And Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the balance sheet classification and fair value of derivative instruments (in thousands):
|  | Balance Sheet Classification |  | June 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | June 30, 2013
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments in asset positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 986 |  |  | $ | 1,936 |  |  | $ | 2,516 |
Currency forward contracts |  | Other non-current assets |  | 155 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 343 |
Derivative instruments in liability positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Accrued liabilities |  | 1,081 |  |  | 872 |  |  | 262 |
Currency forward contracts |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | 12 |  |  | 95 |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments in asset positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 302 |  |  | 2,956 |  |  | 1,855 |
Derivative instruments in liability positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Accrued liabilities |  | 650 |  |  | 280 |  |  | 460 |
Statement of Operations Effect and Classification of Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the statement of operations effect and classification of derivative instruments (in thousands):
|  | Statement of Operations Classification |  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
|  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Currency Forward Contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income or loss |  | — |  | $ | (634 | ) |  | $ | 727 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 2,880 |
Gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to income for the effective portion |  | Cost of sales |  | 690 |  |  | 766 |  |  | 1,499 |  |  | 1,626 |
Loss recognized in income for amount excluded from effectiveness testing and for the ineffective portion |  | Cost of sales |  | (186 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (208 | ) |  | (45 | )
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in income |  | Other non-operating expense |  | (506 | ) |  | 2,663 |  |  | (1,971 | ) |  | 6,012 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of derivative instruments (including nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments) and other derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments of (a) the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance and (b) the location and fair value amounts of the instruments reported in the statement of financial position. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments (and nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments) reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624163-113959 + Details
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