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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue From Unaffiliated Customers By Geographic Area

		Quarter Ended March 31,
(in thousands)		2013			2012
Revenue from unaffiliated customers:
United States		$	57,153		$	45,909
Germany			11,911			7,423
Other Europe			16,669			13,288
Asia Pacific			16,346			11,300
Total		$	102,079		$	77,920

Schedule Of Revenue From Unaffiliated Customers By Product

		Quarter Ended March 31,
(in thousands)		2013			2012
Printers and other products		$	39,723		$	24,719
Materials			28,729			24,678
Services			33,627			28,523
Total revenue		$	102,079		$	77,920

Schedule Of Intercompany Sales By Geographic Area

		Quarter Ended March 31, 2013
		Intercompany Sales to
(in thousands)		United States			Germany			Other Europe			Asia Pacific			Total
United States		$	—		$	5,783		$	3,604		$	1,124		$	10,511
Germany			318			—			1,359			—			1,677
Other Europe			3,931			283			78			31			4,323
Asia Pacific			525			380			—			255			1,160
Total		$	4,774		$	6,446		$	5,041		$	1,410		$	17,671
		Quarter Ended March 31, 2012
		Intercompany Sales to
(in thousands)		United States			Germany			Other Europe			Asia Pacific			Total
United States		$	—		$	3,902		$	3,105		$	877		$	7,884
Germany			114			—			160			—			274
Other Europe			3,276			24			84			—			3,384
Asia Pacific			—			—			—			—			—
Total		$	3,390		$	3,926		$	3,349		$	877		$	11,542

Schedule Of Income Or Loss From Operations By Geographic Area

		Quarter Ended March 31,
(in thousands)		2013			2012
Income from operations:
United States		$	11,269		$	5,456
Germany			661			253
Other Europe			1,766			1,009
Asia Pacific			4,317			3,155
Subtotal			18,013			9,873
Inter-segment elimination			(494	)		97
Total		$	17,519		$	9,970

Schedule Of Assets By Geographic Area

		March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)		2013			2012
Assets:
United States		$	537,015		$	501,157
Germany			23,220			24,264
Other Europe			81,124			86,494
Asia Pacific			56,295			65,527
Total		$	697,654		$	677,442

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