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Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of property plant and equipment useful life | Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
| Building and improvements | 12 to 40 years
| Leasehold improvements | Shorter of life of asset or life of lease
| Machinery and equipment | 2 to 15 years
Schedule of calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Net income | $ | 32,192 |  |  | $ | 35,939 |  |  | $ | 40,481 |
Basic-weighted average shares outstanding | 27,401 |  |  | 27,722 |  |  | 28,301 |
Effect of dilutive potential securities | 368 |  |  | 392 |  |  | 352 |
Diluted-weighted average shares outstanding | 27,769 |  |  | 28,114 |  |  | 28,653 |
Basic EPS | $ | 1.17 |  |  | $ | 1.30 |  |  | $ | 1.43 |
Diluted EPS | $ | 1.16 |  |  | $ | 1.28 |  |  | $ | 1.41 |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss | Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
| Cash Flow Hedging Gain (Loss) |  | Pension Liability |  | Cumulative Translation Adjustments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | (1,385 | ) |  | $ | (18,918 | ) |  | $ | 2,731 |  |  | $ | (17,572 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 5,061 |  |  | (10,551 | ) |  | (15,069 | ) |  | (20,559 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income before tax a | (635 | ) |  | (2,048 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,683 | )
Tax expense | 235 |  |  | 757 |  |  | — |  |  | 992 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) | 4,661 |  |  | (11,842 | ) |  | (15,069 | ) |  | (22,250 | )
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 3,276 |  |  | $ | (30,760 | ) |  | $ | (12,338 | ) |  | $ | (39,822 | )
| Cash Flow Hedging Gain (Loss) |  | Pension Liability |  | Cumulative Translation Adjustments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, December 31, 2012 | $ | (1,130 | ) |  | $ | (30,375 | ) |  | $ | 3,924 |  |  | $ | (27,581 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (158 | ) |  | 8,618 |  |  | (1,193 | ) |  | 7,267 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income before tax a | (153 | ) |  | 4,502 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,349 |
Tax expense (benefit) | 56 |  |  | (1,663 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,607 | )
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) | (255 | ) |  | 11,457 |  |  | (1,193 | ) |  | 10,009 |
Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | (1,385 | ) |  | $ | (18,918 | ) |  | $ | 2,731 |  |  | $ | (17,572 | )
(a) The cash flow hedging gain (loss) and pension liability accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in sales or cost of sales and as a component of net periodic pension cost, respectively. Refer to Note 13 and Note 9, respectively, for further details.

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