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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INCOME TAXES

Schedule of United States and foreign income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

		Years ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(in thousands)
United States		$	13,061		$	18,671		$	(44,144	)
Foreign			(45,013	)		(3,976	)		(18,031	)
Total		$	(31,952	)	$	14,695		$	(62,175	)

Schedule of components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes

		Years ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(in thousands)
Current
Federal		$	—		$	17		$	335
State			(40	)		217			(9	)
Foreign			4,643			2,339			3,554
Total Current			4,603			2,573			3,880
Deferred
Federal			—			—			—
State			—			—			—
Foreign			(2,211	)		345			(765	)
Total Deferred			(2,211	)		345			(765	)
Total		$	2,392		$	2,918		$	3,115

Summary of unrecognized tax benefits

		Years ending December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(in thousands)
Beginning balance-gross unrecognized tax benefits (UTB's)		$	55,650		$	56,513		$	90,597
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			80			121			2,063
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year			—			—			(31,222	)
Additions for tax positions related to prior years			—			176			352
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years			(1,288	)		(1,160	)		(3,877	)
Settlements			—			—			—
Lapse of statute of limitations			(430	)		—			(1,400	)
Ending balance—gross unrecognized tax benefits (UTB's)			54,012			55,650			56,513
UTB's as a credit in deferred taxes			(39,402	)		(39,758	)		(39,758	)
Federal benefit of state taxes			(2,312	)		(2,338	)		(2,338	)
UTB's that would impact the effective tax rate		$	12,298		$	13,554		$	14,417

Summary of the components of net deferred tax assets

		December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in thousands)
Deferred Tax Assets
Allowances and reserves		$	16,743		$	39,915
Deferred revenue and customer advances, net			3,349			8,222
Net operating loss carryforward			218,158			238,934
Tax credit carryforwards			103,910			106,243
Capital loss carryforwards			18,785			19,282
Writedown/amortization of intangible assets and goodwill			19,642			26,061
Fixed assets			7,500			6,804
Demo equipment income			7,308			7,463
Accrued warranties			66			780
Other			26,404			23,675
Total Deferred Tax Assets		$	421,865		$	477,379
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Prepaid expense			(155	)		(86	)
Deferred taxes on unremitted earnings of subsidiaries			—			(36	)
Intangibles			—			(877	)
Other			—			(6,369	)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities		$	(155	)	$	(7,368	)
Total Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)		$	421,710		$	470,011
Less: Valuation Allowance		$	(418,285	)	$	(469,224	)
Total Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)		$	3,425		$	787

Schedule of reconciliation of effective income tax rate and the federal statutory rate

		Years ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(in thousands)
Federal tax (benefit) at statutory rate		$	(11,183	)	$	5,143		$	(21,760	)
State tax (benefit)/expense, net of federal income tax benefit			187			645			(918	)
Tax benefit of convertible debentures			—			—			—
Stock compensation expense			996			900			1,042
Effect of differences in foreign tax rates			422			1,334			1,853
Tax on unremitted earnings of subsidiaries			—			—			(11	)
Effect of tax rate changes on deferred taxes			7			(275	)		151
Change in deferred tax valuation allowance			11,511			(3,877	)		20,897
Tax credits			(358	)		(430	)		(1,002	)
Other			810			(522	)		2,863
Total Tax Expense		$	2,392		$	2,918		$	3,115

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