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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Income before income taxes, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Domestic
$
27,023

 
$
178,686

 
$
82,282

Foreign
27,711

 
13,565

 
13,613

 
$
54,734

 
$
192,251

 
$
95,895

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The income tax provision was as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
11,853

 
$
47,616

 
$
32,140

State
5,398

 
13,537

 
3,271

Foreign
11,800

 
8,290

 
2,797

 
29,051

 
69,443

 
38,208

Deferred
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
(8,473
)
 
14,179

 
(1,904
)
State
(316
)
 
1,235

 
(357
)
Foreign
4,785

 
1,756

 
1,812

 
(4,004
)
 
17,170

 
(449
)
Income tax provision
$
25,047

 
$
86,613

 
$
37,759

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to pre-tax income as a result of the following:
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Unrecognized tax positions
6.2

 
3.5

 

Impact of foreign income
4.5

 
6.1

 
(0.2
)
Italian law change
(14.2
)
 

 

Valuation allowance
19.0

 

 

State taxes, net
1.9

 
2.5

 
1.9

Domestic production exemption
(3.2
)
 
(3.1
)
 
(3.9
)
Debt conversion (benefit) expense
(1.0
)
 

 
6.9

Section 162m limitation

 
2.5

 

Write off of Titan Europe deferred tax asset

 
2.0

 

Bargain purchase gain

 
(2.0
)
 

Other, net
(2.4
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(0.3
)
Effective tax rate
45.8
 %
 
45.1
 %
 
39.4
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012, are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
$
41,933

 
$
37,519

Pension
6,269

 
14,684

Inventory
3,564

 
3,412

Warranty
11,460

 
9,723

Employee benefits and related costs
13,146

 
11,319

Allowance for bad debts
3,773

 
3,335

Prepaid royalties
8,464

 
7,053

Reserves, other
1,920

 
3,988

Fixed assets
7,070

 
8,418

Other
13,009

 
14,370

Deferred tax assets
110,608

 
113,821

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Fixed assets
(78,819
)
 
(82,400
)
Intangible Assets
(8,454
)
 
(6,225
)
Other
(5,957
)
 
(13,385
)
Deferred tax liabilities
(93,230
)
 
(102,010
)
Subtotal
17,378

 
11,811

Valuation allowance
(37,185
)
 
(23,691
)
Net deferred tax liability
$
(19,807
)
 
$
(11,880
)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31 were as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at January 1
11,872

 

 

     Increases to tax positions taken during the current year
4,256

 
6,050

 

     Increases to tax positions taken during the prior years
433

 
5,822

 

     Decreases to tax positions taken during prior years
(250
)
 

 

     Decreases due to lapse of statutes of limitations
(272
)
 

 

     Settlements
(721
)
 

 

     Foreign exchange
45

 

 

Balance at December 31
15,363

 
11,872