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Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Benefit (Expense) and Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current:
U.S. federal	$ (373)	$ 5,739	$ 194
State and local	(299)	(453)	(231)
Foreign jurisdictions	(4,696)	(2,931)	(10,581)
Total current benefit (expense)	(5,368)	2,355	(10,618)
Deferred:
U.S. federal	863	(7,070)	(271)
State and local	408	83	462
Foreign jurisdictions	3,975	20,273	(114)
Total deferred benefit	5,246	13,286	77
Income tax benefit (expense)	$ (122)	15,641	(10,541)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation
U.S. federal income tax rate	34.00%
Computed “expected” tax benefit	$ 12,031	15,101	5,598
State income taxes, net	42	(215)	363
Taxes on foreign operations	(3,911)	1,451	(435)
Permanent differences	1,317	(1,402)	1,903
Net decreases (increases) in uncertain tax positions	(783)	15,418	(3,631)
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance	(7,444)	(14,121)	(13,334)
Foreign withholding taxes	(28)	(879)	(874)
Expiration of foreign tax credits	(954)	0	0
Other, net	$ (392)	$ 288	$ (131)

Amount of current federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Current Tax Expense (or Benefit)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6509736

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 6.I.7)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34349781&loc=d3e330036-122817

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 6
-Section I
-Paragraph Question 1-7

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