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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract] |
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized below (dollars in thousands):
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $111 and $77 |  |  |  |  |  |
at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 2,073 |  |  | $ | 1,904 |
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
securities, net of taxes of $186 and $169 as of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 |  |  | 310 |  |  |  | 282 |
Unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($679) and ($693) as |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 |  |  | (1,509 | ) |  |  | (1,541 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | $ | 874 |  |  | $ | 645 |
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component during the three months ended March 31, 2014 are as follows. All amounts are net of tax (dollars in thousands).
|  |  |  |  | Unrealized Holding |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Foreign Currency |  |  | Gains on |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Translation |  |  | Available-for- |  |  | Unfunded |  |  |  |
|  | Adjustment |  |  | Sale Securities |  |  | SERP Liability |  |  | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 1,904 |  |  | $ | 282 |  |  | $ | (1,541) |  |  | $ | 645 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 197 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 32 | (a) |  |  | 32 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 229 |
Balance at March 31, 2014 |  | $ | 2,073 |  |  | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | (1,509) |  |  | $ | 874 |
(a) This reclassification relates to the amortization of prior service costs associated with the Company's SERP plan. |  |  |  |  |
This expense is allocated between cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expense based upon the employment

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