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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes [Table Text Block]
U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes were:
 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
U.S. operations
$
(6,944
)
 
$
(477
)
 
$
(2,246
)
Foreign operations
67,243

 
50,429

 
41,577

Total pretax income
$
60,299

 
$
49,952

 
$
39,331

Components of provision for income taxes [Table Text Block]
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current provision:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
35,311

 
$

 
$
443

State
4

 

 
83

Foreign
1,483

 
1,638

 
5,407

 
36,798

 
1,638

 
5,933

Deferred provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(3,640
)
 
(175
)
 
(1,791
)
State

 
(27
)
 
(57
)
Foreign
(468
)
 
(382
)
 
(3,906
)
 
(4,108
)
 
(584
)
 
(5,754
)
Total
$
32,690

 
$
1,054

 
$
179

Effective income tax rate reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount that would result by applying the applicable federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes, as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Provision computed at Federal statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Business tax credits
(5.7
)
 
(6.0
)
 
(6.8
)
Stock-based compensation
(5.0
)
 
2.2

 
0.8

Foreign income taxed at different rate
(37.3
)
 
(33.1
)
 
(33.2
)
U.S. Tax Act - transition tax
54.1

 

 

U.S. Tax Act - deferred tax asset and liability adjustment
8.1

 

 

Valuation allowance
2.2

 
1.8

 
2.6

Other
2.8

 
2.2

 
2.1

Total
54.2
 %
 
2.1
 %
 
0.5
 %
Components of net deferred income tax asset [Table Text Block]
The components of the net deferred income tax asset (liabilities) were as follows:
 
December 31,
(in thousands)
2017(1)
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Other reserves and accruals
$
979

 
$
1,267

Tax credit carry-forwards
10,442

 
26,895

Stock compensation
4,064

 
5,760

Capital losses
163

 
10,585

Net operating loss
7,059

 
2,671

Other

 
174

Valuation allowance
(18,421
)
 
(27,489
)
 
4,286

 
19,863

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
(1,965
)
 
(2,322
)
Unremitted earnings

 
(7,019
)
Other
(95
)
 

 
(2,060
)
 
(9,341
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
2,226

 
$
10,522

Unrecognized tax benefits rollforward [Table Text Block]
The Company applies the provisions of ASC 740-10, relating to accounting for uncertain income taxes. Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:
(in thousands)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at January 1, 2015
$
11,160

Gross Increase for Tax Positions of Current Year
3,063

Gross Decrease for Tax Positions of Prior Years
(663
)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2015
13,560

Gross Increase for Tax Positions of Current Year
1,856

Gross Decrease for Tax Positions of Prior Years
(23
)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2016
15,393

Gross Increase for Tax Positions of Current Year
1,699

Gross Decrease for Tax Positions of Prior Years
(409
)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance at December 31, 2017
$
16,683