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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Schedule of income before income tax, domestic and foreign
The components of income before income taxes and non-controlling interests consist of the following for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic - Luxembourg
 
$
8,498

 
$
27,884

 
$
124,181

Foreign - U.S.
 
16,655

 
5,944

 
9,575

Foreign - Non-U.S.
 
19,168

 
19,232

 
13,509

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
44,321

 
$
53,060

 
$
147,265

 
 
Schedule of income tax provision
The income tax provision consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic - Luxembourg
 
$
160

 
$
1,787

 
$
4,415

Foreign - U.S. Federal
 
9,556

 
539

 
75

Foreign - U.S. State
 
258

 
855

 
476

Foreign - Non-U.S.
 
5,558

 
6,405

 
4,046

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
15,532

 
$
9,586

 
$
9,012

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic - Luxembourg
 
$
432

 
$

 
$

Foreign - U.S. Federal
 
(3,065
)
 
(108
)
 
1,756

Foreign - U.S. State
 
(100
)
 
(526
)
 
(281
)
Foreign - Non-U.S.
 
136

 
(692
)
 
(309
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(2,597
)
 
$
(1,326
)
 
$
1,166

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
12,935

 
$
8,260

 
$
10,178

 
 
Summary of tax effects of the temporary differences
A summary of the tax effects of the temporary differences is as follows for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
5,891

 
$
5,417

U.S. federal and state tax credits
 
316

 
2,577

Non-U.S. deferred tax assets
 
3,674

 
2,472

Share-based compensation
 
2,486

 
1,750

Accrued expenses
 
11,527

 
7,730

Non-current deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets
 
(4,203
)
 
(4,508
)
Depreciation
 
(6,964
)
 
(7,446
)
Non-U.S. deferred tax liability
 
(1,342
)
 

Other
 
(626
)
 
(815
)
 
 
10,759

 
7,177

 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
 
(3,467
)
 
(3,558
)
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current deferred tax assets, net
 
$
7,292

 
$
3,619

 
 
Schedule of the reconciliation of income tax provision to the Luxembourg statutory income tax rate
The following table reconciles the Luxembourg statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate for the years ended December 31:
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statutory tax rate
 
29.22
 %
 
29.22
 %
 
29.22
 %
Permanent difference related to Luxembourg intangible assets
 

 
(13.56
)
 
(22.60
)
Change in valuation allowance
 
(0.08
)
 
0.83

 
(0.05
)
State tax expense
 
2.30

 
0.29

 
0.03

Tax credits
 
(1.81
)
 
(2.34
)
 
(0.71
)
Uncertain taxes
 
(3.65
)
 
1.39

 
0.88

Other
 
3.20

 
(0.26
)
 
0.14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
 
29.18
 %
 
15.57
 %
 
6.91
 %
 
 
Summary of income tax contingencies
The following table reconciles the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the beginning of the year
 
$
2,005

 
$
1,153

Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period
 
(1,527
)
 

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period
 
60

 
638

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
 
220

 
214

 
 
 
 
 
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the end of the year
 
$
758

 
$
2,005