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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax benefit of $704 and $1,244 |  | $ | (1,275 | ) |  | $ | (2,188 | )
Deferred gain (loss) on cash flow derivatives, net of tax expense of $9 and benefit of $50 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (85 | )
Total |  | $ | (1,261 | ) |  | $ | (2,273 | )
Schedule of Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table summarizes changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands). All amounts are net of tax:
|  | Defined Benefit Pension Items |  |  | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  | Total |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | (2,326 | ) |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | (2,312 | )
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications |  |  | (175 | ) |  |  | (120 | ) |  |  | (295 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 313 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 334 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 138 |  |  |  | (99 | ) |  |  | 39 |
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | (2,188 | ) |  | $ | (85 | ) |  | $ | (2,273 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  |  | 674 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 803 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 239 |  |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | 209 |
Net current period other comprehensive income |  |  | 913 |  |  |  | 99 |  |  |  | 1,012 |
Balance, December 31, 2013 |  | $ | (1,275 | ) |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | (1,261 | )
Schedule of Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table provides additional detail about accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components which were reclassified to the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the twelve months ended December 21, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components |  | Amount reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  | Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Pension Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ | (372 | ) |  | $ | (417 | ) |  | $ | (266 | ) |  | Cost of sales
|  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 90 |  |  | Tax benefit
|  | $ | (239 | ) |  | $ | (313 | ) |  | $ | (176 | ) |  | Net of tax
Gains and (losses) on cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | (501 | ) |  | Net sales
|  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  | Tax (expense) benefit
|  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | (21 | ) |  | $ | (318 | ) |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (209 | ) |  | $ | (334 | ) |  | $ | (494 | ) |  |

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