Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes are taxed under the following jurisdictions (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Domestic
 
$
6,420

 
$
6,290

 
$
4,577

Foreign
 
2,846

 
6,990

 
14,437

Total
 
$
9,266

 
$
13,280

 
$
19,014

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, 2016 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
$
1,987

 
$
537

 
$
(2,713
)
State
 
498

 
73

 
514

Foreign
 
5,345

 
4,503

 
5,539

Subtotal
 
7,830

 
5,113

 
3,340

Deferred:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
496

 
(3,624
)
 
(3,804
)
State
 
(14
)
 
430

 
(326
)
Foreign
 
279

 
(179
)
 
47

Subtotal
 
761

 
(3,373
)
 
(4,083
)
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
$
8,591

 
$
1,740

 
$
(743
)
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,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit
 
3.4

 
2.7

 
0.6

U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
(53.4
)
 
2.8

 
(73.0
)
Valuation allowance change
 
77.6

 
(24.5
)
 
48.8

Unrecognized tax benefits
 
4.7

 
11.2

 
(8.6
)
Domestic manufacturing deduction
 
(2.8
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(2.2
)
Permanent foreign items
 
26.8

 
(7.4
)
 
(1.8
)
Non-income tax contingencies
 

 
(2.0
)
 
(0.9
)
Other
 
1.4

 
(3.4
)
 
(1.8
)
Effective income tax rate
 
92.7
 %
 
13.1
 %
 
(3.9
)%
Schedule of components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
Adjustments relating to the U.S. impact of foreign operations decreased the effective tax rate by 53.4 percentage points in 2016, increased the effective tax rate by 2.8 percentage points in 2015, and decreased the effective tax rate by 73.0 percentage points in 2014. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Dividends received from foreign subsidiaries
 
65.9
 %
 
5.4
 %
 
59.5
 %
Foreign tax credits
 
(91.8
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(121.3
)
Foreign tax rate differentials
 
(27.1
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(11.0
)
Unremitted earnings
 
0.2

 
(0.3
)
 
(0.2
)
Other adjustments
 
(0.6
)
 

 

Total
 
(53.4
)%
 
2.8
 %
 
(73.0
)%
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,
 
2016
 
2015
Inventory
 
$
1,520

 
$
1,200

Accrued liabilities
 
4,178

 
4,104

Deferred compensation
 
498

 
387

Equity-based compensation
 
5,034

 
4,660

Intangibles assets
 
237

 
267

Bad debts
 
76

 
52

Net operating losses
 
7,143

 
5,364

Foreign tax and withholding credits
 
13,183

 
11,732

Non-income tax accruals
 
57

 
54

Health insurance accruals
 
257

 
154

Other deferred tax assets
 
1,735

 
2,070

Capital loss carryforward
 
510

 
1,047

Valuation allowance
 
(11,250
)
 
(6,565
)
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
23,178

 
24,526

Other deferred tax liabilities
 
(1,597
)
 
(2,167
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(1,597
)
 
(2,167
)
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
21,581

 
$
22,359

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,
 
2016
 
2015
Net current deferred tax assets
 
$
5,620

 
$
5,021

Net non-current deferred tax assets
 
15,970

 
17,339

Total net deferred tax assets
 
21,590

 
22,360

 
 
 
 
 
Net current deferred tax liabilities
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities
 
(8
)
 

Total net deferred tax liabilities
 
(9
)
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
21,581

 
$
22,359

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,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance
 
$
5,825

 
$
4,950

 
$
11,050

Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable
 

 
(104
)
 
(591
)
Payments on liability
 

 

 

Tax positions taken in a prior period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 

 

 

Gross decreases
 

 
(47
)
 
(6,614
)
Tax positions taken in the current period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 
1,182

 
1,252

 
1,934

Gross decreases
 

 

 

Lapse of applicable statute of limitations
 
(2,121
)
 
(69
)
 
(244
)
Currency translation adjustments
 
22

 
(157
)
 
(585
)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance
 
$
4,908

 
$
5,825

 
$
4,950