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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Financial Instruments |
Schedule of notional amount and fair value of derivatives |
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
(in thousands) |  | Component of |  | Fair Value |  | Maturity Dates |  | Notional Amount |
Not Designated as Hedges under ASC 815 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange forwards |  | Prepaid and other current assets |  | $ | 1 |  | January 2014 |  | $ | 4,700 |
Foreign currency collar |  | Prepaid and other current assets |  | 906 |  | October 2014 |  | 34,069 |
Total Derivative Instruments |  |  |  | $ | 907 |  |  |  | $ | 38,769 |
Schedule of derivative realized net gain (loss) |
|  |  |  | Amount of realized net gain (loss) and changes in the fair value of derivatives |
|  | Location of realized net gain (loss) and |  | For the three months ended September 30, |  | For the nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | changes in the fair value of derivatives |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Foreign currency exchange forwards |  | Other operating, net |  | $ | — |  | $ | (11 | ) | $ | (89 | ) | $ | 146 |
Foreign currency collar |  | Other operating, net |  | — |  | — |  | (457 | ) | — |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments (and nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments) reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=SL5624163-113959 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance and weighted average notional amounts of outstanding derivative positions. + References No definition available. + Details
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