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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES |
Schedule of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Domestic |  | $ | 17,625 |  | $ | 2,338 |  | $ | 4,453 |
Foreign |  | 17,871 |  | 19,674 |  | 9,537 |
Total |  | $ | 35,496 |  | $ | 22,012 |  | $ | 13,990 |
Schedule of components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 1,901 |  | $ | 4,094 |  | $ | 3,330 |
State |  | 248 |  | 961 |  | (306 | )
Foreign |  | 3,835 |  | 4,429 |  | 369 |
Subtotal |  | 5,984 |  | 9,484 |  | 3,393 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 2,303 |  | (4,408 | ) | 2,149 |
State |  | 1,207 |  | (719 | ) | 1,186 |
Foreign |  | 622 |  | 54 |  | (1,207 | )
Subtotal |  | 4,132 |  | (5,073 | ) | 2,128 |
Total provision for income taxes |  | $ | 10,116 |  | $ | 4,411 |  | $ | 5,521 |
Schedule of differences between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the provision for income taxes from continuing operations, as a percentage of income before provision for income taxes |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit |  | 2.7 |  | 0.7 |  | 4.1 |
U.S. tax impact of foreign operations |  | 0.2 |  | (15.1 | ) | 13.5 |
Valuation allowance change |  | (3.9 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 20.9 |
Tax contingencies |  | (1.0 | ) | (1.4 | ) | 1.8 |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |  | — |  | — |  | (10.1 | )
Gain on sale of intercompany assets |  | — |  | — |  | 10.6 |
Charitable contributions |  | — |  | (0.3 | ) | (0.2 | )
Foreign tax rate differential |  | (2.3 | ) | (5.2 | ) | (5.2 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | 0.4 |  | 8.2 |  | 4.1 |
Meals and entertainment |  | 0.2 |  | 0.3 |  | 0.4 |
Tax adjustment for inflation |  | — |  | — |  | (0.3 | )
Domestic manufacturing deduction |  | (0.4 | ) | (1.1 | ) | — |
One-time bad debt and worthless stock deduction |  | — |  | — |  | (33.0 | )
Nondeductible foreign expenses |  | (0.9 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (0.1 | )
Other |  | (1.5 | ) | 0.5 |  | (2.0 | )
Effective income tax rate |  | 28.5 | % | 20.0 | % | 39.5 | %
Schedule of components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations |
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Dividends received from foreign subsidiaries |  | 4.5 | % | 26.2 | % | 25.5 | %
Foreign tax credits |  | (4.0 | ) | (33.1 | ) | (31.7 | )
Unremitted earnings |  | (0.3 | ) | (8.2 | ) | 19.7 |
Total |  | 0.2 | % | (15.1 | )% | 13.5 | %
Schedule of significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) |
As of December 31, |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Inventory |  | $ | 1,718 |  | $ | 1,635 |
Accrued liabilities |  | 3,464 |  | 3,269 |
Impaired investments |  | 727 |  | 765 |
Deferred compensation |  | 3,075 |  | 2,514 |
Intangibles assets |  | 2,308 |  | 8,084 |
Bad debts |  | 49 |  | 59 |
Net operating losses |  | 4,152 |  | 4,547 |
Foreign tax and withholding credits |  | 4,406 |  | 5,675 |
Non-income tax accruals |  | 452 |  | 170 |
Health insurance accruals |  | 186 |  | 171 |
Undistributed foreign earnings |  | 2,704 |  | 2,425 |
Other deferred tax assets |  | 2,357 |  | 2,265 |
Valuation allowance |  | (8,149 | ) | (9,836 | )
Total deferred tax assets |  | 17,449 |  | 21,743 |
Other deferred tax liabilities |  | (720 | ) | (868 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | (720 | ) | (868 | )
Total deferred taxes, net |  | $ | 16,729 |  | $ | 20,875 |
Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net |
As of December 31, |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Net current deferred tax assets |  | $ | 5,307 |  | $ | 3,945 |
Net non-current deferred tax assets |  | 11,516 |  | 17,026 |
Total net deferred tax assets |  | 16,823 |  | 20,971 |
Net current deferred tax liabilities |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities |  | (93 | ) | (95 | )
Total net deferred tax liabilities |  | (94 | ) | (96 | )
Total deferred taxes, net |  | $ | 16,729 |  | $ | 20,875 |
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance |  | $ | 8,966 |  | $ | 15,058 |  | $ | 19,687 |
Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable |  | — |  | (4,479 | ) | — |
Payments on liability |  | (15 | ) | (2,590 | ) | — |
Tax positions taken in a prior period |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross increases |  | 1,120 |  | 541 |  | 2,432 |
Gross decreases |  | (504 | ) | — |  | (980 | )
Tax positions taken in the current period |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross increases |  | 2,011 |  | 1,347 |  | — |
Gross decreases |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations |  | (2,068 | ) | (914 | ) | (1,566 | )
Currency translation adjustments |  | 9 |  | 3 |  | (4,515 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance |  | $ | 9,519 |  | $ | 8,966 |  | $ | 15,058 |

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