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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Balance of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

		Level 1 (1)				Level 2 (2)				Level 3 (3)				Total
		(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate debt securities		$	401			$	—			$	—			$	401
Derivative contracts			—				446				634				1,080
Total		$	401			$	446			$	634			$	1,481
Liabilities:
Derivative contracts		$	—			$	183			$	575			$	758

(1) – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

(2) – observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

(3) – no observable pricing inputs in the market

Summary of the change in the balance of the Company's asset and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2013								Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Assets				Liabilities				Assets				Liabilities
		(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	299			$	(20	)		$	—			$	—
Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized) included in earnings in “Direct cost of revenues”			335				(555	)			275				(575	)
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements:
Purchases			—				—				359				—
Transfers in (out) of Level 3			—				—				—				—
Balance, end of period		$	634			$	(575	)		$	634			$	(575	)
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings in “Direct cost of revenues” attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities held at the end of the period		$	354			$	(575	)		$	325			$	(575	)

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of asset and liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of asset and liability.

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258

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