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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Income Tax Expense Benefit |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | (4,521 | )
State and local |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 948 |  |  |  | 294 |
Foreign |  |  | 7,003 |  |  |  | 5,730 |  |  |  | 3,326 |
|  |  | 7,164 |  |  |  | 6,978 |  |  |  | (901 | )
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  |  | (16,963 | ) |  |  | (407 | ) |  |  | 1,789 |
State and local |  |  | 442 |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 355 |
Foreign |  |  | (1,470 | ) |  |  | 739 |  |  |  | (3,217 | )
|  |  | (17,991 | ) |  |  | 280 |  |  |  | (1,073 | )
|  | $ | (10,827 | ) |  | $ | 7,258 |  |  | $ | (1,974 | )
Schedule Of Income Before Income Taxes |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 5,405 |  |  | $ | 27,650 |  |  | $ | 4,012 |
Foreign |  |  | 35,727 |  |  |  | 59,366 |  |  |  | 47,395 |
|  | $ | 41,132 |  |  | $ | 87,016 |  |  | $ | 51,407 |
Schedule Of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate To Income Before Income Tax |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Tax at statutory rate |  | $ | 14,396 |  |  | $ | 30,456 |  |  | $ | 17,992 |
State taxes, net of federal tax effect |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 582 |  |  |  | 422 |
Effect of foreign operations and tax incentives |  |  | (12,442 | ) |  |  | (13,021 | ) |  |  | (13,818 | )
Valuation allowance |  |  | (23,674 | ) |  |  | (10,657 | ) |  |  | (486 | )
Thailand reserve for uncertain tax benefits |  |  | 7,056 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Settlement of foreign tax audits |  |  | (2,710 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Intercompany transactions |  |  | 2,801 |  |  |  | (1,321 | ) |  |  | (1,293 | )
Losses in foreign jurisdictions for which no benefit has |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
been provided |  |  | 3,068 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 894 |
Write-off of investment in inactive foreign owned subsidiary |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,668 | )
Revaluation loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,429 | )
Other |  |  | 335 |  |  |  | 1,156 |  |  |  | (588 | )
Total income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | (10,827 | ) |  | $ | 7,258 |  |  | $ | (1,974 | )
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities |
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of inventories |  | $ | 2,240 |  |  | $ | 1,816 |
Accrued liabilities and allowances deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
on a cash basis |  |  | 5,367 |  |  |  | 7,043 |
Goodwill |  |  | 14,397 |  |  |  | 18,179 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 7,398 |  |  |  | 6,466 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 49,561 |  |  |  | 46,829 |
Tax credit carryforwards |  |  | 5,400 |  |  |  | 4,464 |
Other |  |  | 9,850 |  |  |  | 11,398 |
|  |  | 94,213 |  |  |  | 96,195 |
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | (42,524 | ) |  |  | (61,852 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 51,689 |  |  |  | 34,343 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation |  |  | (4,586 | ) |  |  | (4,984 | )
Other |  |  | (1,508 | ) |  |  | (1,534 | )
Gross deferred tax liability |  |  | (6,094 | ) |  |  | (6,518 | )
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | 45,595 |  |  | $ | 27,825 |
Recorded as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current deferred tax assets |  | $ | 8,175 |  |  | $ | 3,850 |
Non-current deferred tax assets |  |  | 37,420 |  |  |  | 23,975 |
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | 45,595 |  |  | $ | 27,825 |
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Balance as of January 1 |  | $ | 14,759 |  |  | $ | 16,036 |  |  | $ | 23,121 |
Additions related to prior year tax positions |  |  | 7,056 |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 135 |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions |  |  | (3,724 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,800 | )
Decreases as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
of limitations in current year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,397 | ) |  |  | (4,420 | )
Balance as of December 31 |  | $ | 18,091 |  |  | $ | 14,759 |  |  | $ | 16,036 |

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