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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS [Abstract] |
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss | The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized below:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of ($792) at |  |  |  |  |  |
September 30, 2016 and ($336) at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | (22,504 | ) |  | $ | (19,305 | )
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
$339 at September 30, 2016 and $265 at December 31, 2015 |  |  | 546 |  |  |  | 434 |
Unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($1,191) at September 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and ($1,327) at December 31, 2015 |  |  | (2,439 | ) |  |  | (3,005 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (24,397 | ) |  | $ | (21,876 | )
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are as follows. All amounts are net of tax.
|  |  |  |  | Unrealized Holding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Foreign Currency |  |  | Gains on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Translation |  |  | Available-for- |  |  | Unfunded |  |  |  |  |
|  | Adjustment |  |  | Sale Securities |  |  | SERP Liability |  |  |  | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2016 |  | $ | (19,305 | ) |  | $ | 434 |  |  | $ | (3,005 | ) |  |  | $ | (21,876 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  |  | (3,199 | ) |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 369 |  |  |  |  | (2,718 | )
Amount reclassified from accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive loss |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 197 |  | (a) |  |  | 197 |
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  | (3,199 | ) |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 566 |  |  |  |  | (2,521 | )
Balance at September 30, 2016 |  | $ | (22,504 | ) |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | (2,439 | ) |  |  | $ | (24,397 | )
(a) This reclassification relates to the amortization of prior service costs and gains/losses 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 |  |  |  |  |  |
classification of the plan participants. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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