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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Consolidated income before provision for income taxes

Consolidated income before provision for income taxes consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (U.S. dollars in thousands):

		2010				2011				2012
U.S.		$	141,069			$	142,929			$	259,309
Foreign			66,544				83,840				85,933
Total		$	207,613			$	226,769			$	345,242

Provisions for current and deferred taxes

The provision for current and deferred taxes for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 consists of the following (U.S. dollars in thousands):

		2010				2011				2012
Current
Federal		$	45,761			$	14,723			$	70,727
State			3,825				2,245				2,425
Foreign			27,450				56,973				45,851
			77,036				73,941				119,003
Deferred
Federal			(2,558	)			17,756				12,918
State			212				582				656
Foreign			(3,128	)			(18,840	)			(8,980	)
			(5,474	)			(502	)			4,594
Provision for income taxes		$	71,562			$	73,439			$	123,597

Principal components of deferred taxes

The principal components of deferred taxes are as follows (U.S. dollars in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2011				2012
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory differences		$	3,796			$	3,490
Foreign tax credit and other foreign benefits			25,149				42,128
Stock-based compensation			9,674				13,772
Accrued expenses not deductible until paid			37,992				49,258
Foreign currency exchange			16,927				10,947
Net operating losses			11,656				10,561
Capitalized research and development			14,746				10,535
Other			568				648
Gross deferred tax assets			120,508				141,339
Deferred tax liabilities:
Exchange gains and losses			3,300				7,504
Intangibles step-up			12,179				18,379
Amortization of intangibles			14,457				15,840
Foreign outside basis in controlled foreign corporation			16,081				32,592
Other			11,431				20,867
Gross deferred tax liabilities			57,448				95,182
Valuation allowance			(11,611	)			(10,522	)
Deferred taxes, net		$	51,449			$	35,635

Components of deferred taxes, net on jurisdiction basis

The components of deferred taxes, net on a jurisdiction basis are as follows (U.S. dollars in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2011				2012
Net current deferred tax assets		$	32,867			$	40,475
Net noncurrent deferred tax assets			29,661				26,302
Total net deferred tax assets			62,528				66,777
Net current deferred tax liabilities			7				2
Net noncurrent deferred tax liabilities			11,072				31,140
Total net deferred tax liabilities			11,079				31,142
Deferred taxes, net		$	51,449			$	35,635

Actual tax rate compared to statutory U.S federal tax rate

The actual tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 compared to the statutory U.S. Federal tax rate is as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2010				2011				2012
Income taxes at statutory rate			35.00	%			35.00	%			35.00	%
Non-deductible expenses			.10				.16				.12
Extraterritorial income tax credit			.00				(3.39	)			.00
Other			(.63	)			.62				.68
			34.47	%			32.39	%			35.80	%

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