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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
Income (Loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
United States operations
$
(38,359
)
 
$
(21,218
)
 
$
(32,640
)
Foreign operations
98,463

 
78,621

 
44,025

Total
$
60,104

 
$
57,403

 
$
11,385


Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Federal statutory rate
21.0
 %
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
   State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
1.0
 %
 
(0.4
)%
 
(17.0
)%
   Foreign operations
(20.0
)%
 
(21.8
)%
 
(112.7
)%
 Excess tax benefits from stock compensation
(5.6
)%
 
(7.8
)%
 
(57.9
)%
   Charitable contributions
(0.6
)%
 
(1.2
)%
 
(10.6
)%
   Nondeductible meals and entertainment
1.5
 %
 
1.6
 %
 
8.8
 %
   Intercompany profit in inventory
1.2
 %
 
6.2
 %
 
11.6
 %
   Nondeductible facilitative costs
0.8
 %
 
 %
 
22.5
 %
   Changes in valuation allowances
0.2
 %
 
0.2
 %
 
8.0
 %
   Uncertain tax positions
0.2
 %
 
0.4
 %
 
(4.6
)%
   Research and development credit
(2.9
)%
 
(2.6
)%
 
(13.2
)%
   Return to provision
1.7
 %
 
(2.9
)%
 
(4.3
)%
   Global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI")
7.6
 %
 
3.5
 %
 
 %
   Nondeductible executive compensation
3.0
 %
 
1.6
 %
 
 %
   Carryback of Federal net operating loss ("NOL")
0.1
 %
 
(3.7
)%
 
 %
   Other
0.4
 %
 
 %
 
0.8
 %
   Swiss tax holiday
(15.7
)%
 
 %
 
 %
   In-process research and development
22.7
 %
 
 %
 
 %
   Reduction of book gain on sale of assets
 %
 
 %
 
(4.6
)%
   Tax reform — Toll Tax
 %
 
 %
 
48.1
 %
   Tax reform — remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities
 %
 
 %
 
(378.6
)%
Effective tax rate
16.5
 %
 
(5.9
)%
 
(468.7
)%

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes



The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
   Federal
$
14,597

 
$
(3,880
)
 
$
6,644

   State
3,447

 
1,609

 
1,233

   Foreign
10,905

 
7,057

 
6,069

Total current
$
28,949

 
$
4,786

 
$
13,946

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
   Federal
(10,889
)
 
(7,202
)
 
(66,466
)
   State
(666
)
 
(3,048
)
 
(758
)
   Foreign
(7,491
)
 
2,066

 
(80
)
Total deferred
$
(19,046
)
 
$
(8,184
)
 
$
(67,304
)
Provision for income taxes
$
9,903

 
$
(3,398
)
 
$
(53,358
)

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
The income tax effects of significant temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities, shown before jurisdictional netting, are presented below:
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
   Doubtful accounts
$
2,426

 
$
1,507

   Inventory related items
39,548

 
28,245

   Tax credits
19,134

 
9,072

   Accrued vacation
3,206

 
2,761

   Accrued bonus
6,017

 
5,515

   Stock compensation
8,347

 
10,093

   Deferred revenue
1,805

 
2,173

   Net operating loss carryforwards
37,418

 
33,350

Capitalization of research and development expenses
9,781

 

   Unrealized foreign exchange loss
8,105

 
1,405

   Charitable contributions carryforward
235

 
1,994

   Others
5,900

 
8,835

   Total deferred tax assets
141,922

 
104,950

   Less valuation allowance
(9,865
)
 
(6,973
)
   Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance
$
132,057

 
$
97,977

Liabilities:
 
 
 
   Intangible and fixed assets
(150,879
)
 
(144,861
)
   Others
(5,108
)
 
(4,089
)
   Total deferred tax liabilities
$
(155,987
)
 
$
(148,950
)
Total net deferred tax liabilities
$
(23,930
)
 
$
(50,973
)

Schedule Of Uncertain Tax Benefits Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax benefits is as follows:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year
$
676

 
$
424

 
$
754

Gross increases:
 
 
 
 
 
   Current year tax positions
53

 
273

 
402

   Prior years' tax positions

 

 

Gross decreases:
 
 
 
 
 
   Prior years' tax positions

 

 
(777
)
   Statute of limitations lapses

 
(21
)
 
(17
)
Other
(53
)
 

 
62

Balance, end of year
$
676

 
$
676

 
$
424