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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Income Tax Expense |
Note 9—Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) based on income before income taxes consisted of the following:
|  |  | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
| Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | U.S. Federal | $ | 85,634 |  | $ | (1,033) |  | $ | 619
|  | State and local |  | 804 |  |  | 498 |  |  | 798
|  | Foreign |  | 9,047 |  |  | (2,379) |  |  | 6,002
|  |  |  | 95,485 |  |  | (2,914) |  |  | 7,419
| Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | U.S. Federal |  | 10,177 |  |  | 3,926 |  |  | (12,322)
|  | State and local |  | (213) |  |  | 1,196 |  |  | 1,194
|  | Foreign |  | (702) |  |  | 1,933 |  |  | (1,653)
|  |  |  | 9,262 |  |  | 7,055 |  |  | (12,781)
|  |  | $ | 104,747 |  | $ | 4,141 |  | $ | (5,362)
Schedule Of Income Before Income Taxes |
Worldwide income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:
|  |  | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
| United States | $ | (12,131) |  | $ | 6,520 |  | $ | 18,599
| Foreign |  | 84,913 |  |  | 61,668 |  |  | 71,440
|  | $ | 72,782 |  | $ | 68,188 |  | $ | 90,039
Schedule Of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate To Income Before Income Tax | Income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes as a result of the following:
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
| Tax at statutory rate | $ | 25,474 |  | $ | 23,866 |  | $ | 31,514
| State taxes, net of federal tax effect |  | 384 |  |  | 1,102 |  |  | 1,295
| Effect of foreign operations and tax incentives |  | (20,703) |  |  | (15,496) |  |  | (21,820)
| Change in valuation allowance |  | (203) |  |  | (1,152) |  |  | (19,640)
| Excess tax-benefits of stock-based compensation |  | (1,658) |  |  | — |  |  | —
| Provisional impact of U.S. Tax Reform |  | 97,707 |  |  | — |  |  | —
| Losses in foreign jurisdictions for which no benefit has |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | been provided |  | 106 |  |  | 2,106 |  |  | 3,711
| Change in uncertain tax benefits reserve |  | — |  |  | (8,270) |  |  | (1,653)
| Other |  | 3,640 |  |  | 1,985 |  |  | 1,231
| Total income tax expense | $ | 104,747 |  | $ | 4,141 |  | $ | (5,362)
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:
|  |  |  | December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016
| Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying value of inventories | $ | 2,474 |  | $ | 2,400
|  | Accrued liabilities and allowances deductible for tax purposes on a cash basis |  | 6,387 |  |  | 5,663
|  | Goodwill |  | 2,732 |  |  | 4,814
|  | Stock-based compensation |  | 2,359 |  |  | 3,856
|  | Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 22,096 |  |  | 38,988
|  | Tax credit carryforwards |  | 2,007 |  |  | 8,688
|  | Other |  | 5,924 |  |  | 6,812
|  |  |  | 43,979 |  |  | 71,221
|  | Less: valuation allowance |  | (15,823) |  |  | (16,026)
|  | Net deferred tax assets |  | 28,156 |  |  | 55,195
| Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
|  | Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation |  | (8,543) |  |  | (11,499)
|  | Intangible assets, due to differences in amortization |  | (20,891) |  |  | (35,492)
|  | Other |  | (1,715) |  |  | (1,632)
|  | Gross deferred tax liability |  | (31,149) |  |  | (48,623)
|  | Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | (2,993) |  | $ | 6,572
| The net deferred tax asset (liability) is classified as follows: |  |  |  |  |
|  | Long-term asset | $ | 4,034 |  | $ | 6,572
|  | Long-term liability |  | (7,027) |  |  | —
|  | Total | $ | (2,993) |  | $ | 6,572
Schedule Of Tax Incentives | The net impact of these tax incentives was to lower incom e tax expense for 2017, 2016, and 2015 by approximately $7.2 million (approximately $0.15 per diluted share), $6.7 million (approximately $0.13 per d iluted share) and $13.7 million (approximately $0.26 per dil uted share), respectively, as follows:
|  |  | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
| China | $ | 1,398 |  | $ | 1,302 |  | $ | 5,347
| Malaysia |  | 4,295 |  |  | 2,346 |  |  | 2,075
| Thailand |  | 1,545 |  |  | 3,068 |  |  | 6,271
|  | $ | 7,238 |  | $ | 6,716 |  | $ | 13,693
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:
|  |  |  | December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
| Balance as of January 1 | $ | 7,791 |  | $ | 13,114 |  | $ | 14,756
| Additions related to current year tax positions |  | 220 |  |  | — |  |  | —
| Decreases as a result of a lapse of applicable statute of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | limitations in current year |  | — |  |  | (5,079) |  |  | (1,653)
| Additions related to prior year tax positions |  | 894 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 800
| Decreases related to prior year tax positions |  | (8,197) |  |  | (333) |  |  | (789)
| Balance as of December 31 | $ | 708 |  | $ | 7,791 |  | $ | 13,114

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