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Retirement Plan (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]
The Company uses a measurement date of December 31 for the Defined Benefit Plan. The changes in projected benefit obligation, plan assets and details of the funded status of the Plan are as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2013
 
2014
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Change in projected benefit obligation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
$
2,334
 
 
2,883
 
Service cost
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Interest cost
 
 
39
 
 
64
 
Actuarial loss (gain)
 
 
569
 
 
(157)
 
Effect of foreign currency rate changes
 
 
(59)
 
 
(171)
 
Benefit obligation at end of year
 
 
2,883
 
 
2,619
 
Change in plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value at beginning of year
 
 
2,549
 
 
2,679
 
Actual return on plan assets
 
 
33
 
 
59
 
Employer contribution
 
 
160
 
 
122
 
Effect of foreign currency rate changes
 
 
(63)
 
 
(155)
 
Fair value at end of year
 
 
2,679
 
 
2,705
 
Funded status
 
$
(204)
 
 
86
 
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid pension costs
 
$
102
 
 
310
 
Accrued pension liabilities
 
 
(306)
 
 
(224)
 
Net amount recognized
 
$
(204)
 
 
86
 
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Service cost
 
$
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Interest cost
 
 
50
 
 
39
 
 
64
 
Expected return on plan assets
 
 
(48)
 
 
(44)
 
 
(52)
 
Net amortization
 
 
69
 
 
58
 
 
74
 
Net periodic pension cost
 
$
71
 
 
53
 
 
86
 
Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]
At December 31, 2013 and 2014, the weighted-average assumptions used in computing the benefit obligation are as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2013
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
 
 
2.25%
 
 
2.25%
 
Rate of increase in compensation levels
 
 
5.00%
 
 
4.00%
 
 
For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the weighted average assumptions used in computing net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
 
 
Whole
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
 
 
1.75%
 
 
2.25%
 
 
2.25%
 
Rate of increase in compensation levels
 
 
4.00%
 
 
5.00%
 
 
4.00%
 
Expected long-term rate of return on pension assets
 
 
1.75%
 
 
2.00%
 
 
2.25%