Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes are taxed under the following jurisdictions (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Domestic
 
$
(2,211
)
 
$
6,420

 
$
6,290

Foreign
 
5,433

 
2,846

 
6,990

Total
 
$
3,222

 
$
9,266

 
$
13,280

Schedule of components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes
Components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
$
(1,240
)
 
$
1,987

 
$
537

State
 
(23
)
 
498

 
73

Foreign
 
4,168

 
5,345

 
4,503

Subtotal
 
2,905

 
7,830

 
5,113

Deferred:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
13,654

 
496

 
(3,624
)
State
 
(248
)
 
(14
)
 
430

Foreign
 
728

 
279

 
(179
)
Subtotal
 
14,134

 
761

 
(3,373
)
Total provision for income taxes
 
$
17,039

 
$
8,591

 
$
1,740

Schedule of differences between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the provision (benefit) for income taxes, as a percentage of income before provision for income taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes, as a percentage of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes, differs from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate due to the following:
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit
 
(5.5
)
 
3.4

 
2.7

U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
1.0

 
(53.4
)
 
2.8

Valuation allowance change
 
405.3

 
77.6

 
(24.5
)
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
(91.1
)
 
4.7

 
11.2

Domestic manufacturing deduction
 

 
(2.8
)
 
(1.3
)
Permanent foreign items
 
53.7

 
26.8

 
(7.4
)
Non-income tax contingencies
 

 

 
(2.0
)
Remeasurement of deferred tax assets/liabilities
 
117.6

 

 

Elimination of provision on intercompany transactions
 
4.6

 
0.1

 

Other
 
8.2

 
1.3

 
(3.4
)
Effective income tax rate
 
528.8
 %
 
92.7
 %
 
13.1
 %
Schedule of components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
Adjustments relating to the U.S. impact of foreign operations increased the effective tax rate by 1.0 percentage points in 2017, decreased the effective tax rate by 53.4 percentage points in 2016, and increased the effective tax rate by 2.8 percentage points in 2015. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Dividends received from foreign subsidiaries
 
65.7
 %
 
65.9
 %
 
5.4
 %
Foreign tax credits
 
(4.1
)
 
(91.8
)
 
(1.1
)
Foreign tax rate differentials
 
(60.6
)
 
(27.1
)
 
(1.2
)
Unremitted earnings
 

 
0.2

 
(0.3
)
Other adjustments
 

 
(0.6
)
 

Total
 
1.0
 %
 
(53.4
)%
 
2.8
 %
Schedule of significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities)
The significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Inventory
 
$
2,268

 
$
1,520

Accrued liabilities
 
2,190

 
4,178

Deferred compensation
 
481

 
498

Equity-based compensation
 
3,091

 
5,034

Intangibles assets
 
142

 
237

Bad debts
 
95

 
76

Net operating losses
 
13,755

 
7,143

Foreign tax and withholding credits
 
14,572

 
13,183

Non-income tax accruals
 
41

 
57

Health insurance accruals
 
125

 
257

Other deferred tax assets
 
1,869

 
1,735

Capital loss carryforward
 
82

 
510

Valuation allowance
 
(24,024
)
 
(11,250
)
Total deferred tax assets
 
14,687

 
23,178

Other deferred tax liabilities
 
(1,255
)
 
(1,597
)
Accelerated depreciation
 
(5,919
)
 

Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(7,174
)
 
(1,597
)
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
7,513

 
$
21,581

Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net
The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
8,283

 
$
21,590

Net deferred tax liabilities
 
(770
)
 
(9
)
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
7,513

 
$
21,581

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows for the years (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance
 
$
4,908

 
$
5,825

 
$
4,950

Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable
 

 

 
(104
)
Payments on liability
 

 

 

Tax positions taken in a prior period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 

 

 

Gross decreases
 
(705
)
 

 
(47
)
Tax positions taken in the current period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 
716

 
1,182

 
1,252

Gross decreases
 

 

 

Lapse of applicable statute of limitations
 
(1,970
)
 
(2,121
)
 
(69
)
Currency translation adjustments
 
7

 
22

 
(157
)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance
 
$
2,956

 
$
4,908

 
$
5,825