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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Sales Returns and Discounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Sales Returns And Discounts [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, Sales Returns And Discounts [Table Text Block] | The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts, sales returns and discounts for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016 is as follows: Allowance for doubtful accounts
|  | Balance at |  |  |  |  |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning |  | Charges to |  | Amounts |  | end of |
Period |  | of year |  | earnings |  | utilized |  | year |
|  | (in thousands) |
Year 2014 |  | $ | 15,359 |  |  | 554 |  |  | (15,186) |  |  | 727 |
Year 2015 |  | $ | 727 |  |  | 310 |  |  | (262) |  |  | 775 |
Year 2016 |  | $ | 775 |  |  | 620 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,395 |
Allowance for sales returns and discounts
|  | Balance at |  |  |  |  |  | Balance at |
|  | beginning |  | Charges to |  | Amounts |  | end of |
Period |  | of year |  | earnings |  | utilized |  | year |
|  | (in thousands) |
Year 2014 |  | $ | 929 |  |  | 5,168 |  |  | (5,229) |  |  | 868 |
Year 2015 |  | $ | 868 |  |  | 8,887 |  |  | (8,982) |  |  | 773 |
Year 2016 |  | $ | 773 |  |  | 10,624 |  |  | (9,861) |  |  | 1,536 |

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