Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Consolidated Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
Consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
U.S. operations
 
$
73,625

 
$
68,412

 
$
59,881

Foreign operations
 
60,282

 
69,268

 
45,010

Income before income tax
 
$
133,907

 
$
137,680

 
$
104,891

Components of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
14,365

 
$
16,384

 
$
24,419

State and local
 
876

 
1,995

 
4,060

Non-U.S.
 
12,448

 
19,508

 
23,253

 
 
27,689

 
37,887

 
51,732

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
5,806

 
407

 
(18,405
)
State and local
 
690

 
229

 
(1,223
)
Non-U.S.
 
(137
)
 
(4,322
)
 
(4,250
)
 
 
6,359

 
(3,686
)
 
(23,878
)
Income tax expense
 
$
34,048

 
$
34,201

 
$
27,854

Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Rate
The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective rate reported in the financial statements:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(percent of income)
Provision for federal income taxes at the statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit
 
1.7

 
1.5

 
2.7

Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates
 
(5.4
)
 
(6.5
)
 
(2.3
)
Foreign tax credits
 

 
(1.8
)
 
(3.5
)
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits
 
(4.3
)
 
(3.5
)
 
(4.0
)
Research credits
 
(1.7
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.6
)
Other
 
0.1

 
0.7

 
(0.7
)
Actual provision for income taxes
 
25.4
 %
 
24.8
 %
 
26.6
 %
Significant Components of Deferred Taxes
Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Non-deductible accruals and allowances
 
$
31,139

 
$
30,307

Capitalized inventory costs
 
25,294

 
25,814

Stock compensation
 
6,633

 
6,283

Net operating loss carryforwards
 
6,198

 
6,364

Depreciation and amortization
 
1,568

 
1,693

Tax credits
 
10,398

 
12,702

Other
 
755

 
1,121

Gross deferred tax assets
 
81,985

 
84,284

Valuation allowance
 
(6,935
)
 
(6,690
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
75,050

 
77,594

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Deductible accruals and allowance
 

 
(801
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
(16,802
)
 
(12,320
)
Foreign currency loss
 
(2,313
)
 
(2,494
)
Other
 
(587
)
 
(596
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
(19,702
)
 
(16,211
)
Total net deferred taxes
 
$
55,348

 
$
61,383

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
14,316

 
$
18,694

 
$
20,183

Increases related to prior year tax positions
 
3,208

 
43

 
893

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
 
(19
)
 
(141
)
 
(27
)
Increases related to current year tax positions
 
2,049

 
1,388

 
1,278

Settlements
 
(1,817
)
 
(649
)
 

Expiration of statute of limitations
 
(5,306
)
 
(5,019
)
 
(3,633
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
12,431

 
$
14,316

 
$
18,694