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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS [Abstract] |
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | 17. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are summarized below:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | $ | (16,537 | ) |  | $ | (28,976 | ) |  | $ | (19,305 | )
Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
securities, net of taxes of $85, $263 and $265 as of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 424 |  |  |  | 434 |
Unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($1,635), ($1,398) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and ($1,327) as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 |  |  | (3,233 | ) |  |  | (2,745 | ) |  |  | (3,005 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (19,625 | ) |  | $ | (31,297 | ) |  | $ | (21,876 | )
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 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 (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | (9,671 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | (9,676 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 255 |  | (a) |  |  | 255 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (9,671 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 260 |  |  |  |  | (9,421 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  | (28,976 | ) |  |  | 424 |  |  |  | (2,745 | ) |  |  |  | (31,297 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 12,439 |  |  |  | (279 | ) |  |  | (733 | ) |  |  |  | 11,427 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 245 |  | (a) |  |  | 245 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 12,439 |  |  |  | (279 | ) |  |  | (488 | ) |  |  |  | 11,672 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | (16,537 | ) |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | (3,233 | ) |  |  | $ | (19,625 | )
(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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- Definition The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134417 + Details
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