Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Domestic
 
$
6,290

 
$
4,577

 
$
6,111

Foreign
 
6,990

 
14,437

 
19,465

Total
 
$
13,280

 
$
19,014

 
$
25,576

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, 2015 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
$
537

 
$
(2,713
)
 
$
(773
)
State
 
73

 
514

 
399

Foreign
 
4,503

 
5,539

 
7,230

Subtotal
 
5,113

 
3,340

 
6,856

Deferred:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
(3,624
)
 
(3,804
)
 
1,654

State
 
430

 
(326
)
 
186

Foreign
 
(179
)
 
47

 
(773
)
Subtotal
 
(3,373
)
 
(4,083
)
 
1,067

Total provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
$
1,740

 
$
(743
)
 
$
7,923

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,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit
 
2.7

 
0.6

 
1.4

U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
2.8

 
(73.0
)
 
(16.2
)
Valuation allowance change
 
(24.5
)
 
48.8

 
4.3

Unrecognized tax benefits
 
11.2

 
(8.6
)
 
7.9

Domestic manufacturing deduction
 
(1.3
)
 
(2.2
)
 
(1.3
)
Nondeductible foreign expenses
 
(7.4
)
 
(1.8
)
 
1.1

Non-income tax contingencies
 
(2.0
)
 
(0.9
)
 
0.2

Other
 
(3.4
)
 
(1.8
)
 
(1.4
)
Effective income tax rate
 
13.1
 %
 
(3.9
)%
 
31.0
 %
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 2.8 percentage points in 2015, decreased the effective tax rate by 73.0 percentage points in 2014, and decreased the effective tax rate by 16.2 percentage points in 2013. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Dividends received from foreign subsidiaries
 
5.4
 %
 
59.5
 %
 
29.4
 %
Foreign tax credits
 
(1.1
)
 
(121.3
)
 
(34.3
)
Foreign tax rate differentials
 
(1.2
)
 
(11.0
)
 
(10.8
)
Unremitted earnings
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.5
)
Total
 
2.8
 %
 
(73.0
)%
 
(16.2
)%
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,
 
2015
 
2014
Inventory
 
$
1,200

 
$
1,766

Accrued liabilities
 
4,104

 
5,023

Deferred compensation
 
387

 
398

Equity-based compensation
 
4,660

 
4,293

Intangibles assets
 
267

 
442

Bad debts
 
52

 
64

Net operating losses
 
5,364

 
5,824

Foreign tax and withholding credits
 
11,732

 
12,591

Non-income tax accruals
 
54

 
53

Health insurance accruals
 
154

 
230

Undistributed foreign earnings
 

 
474

Other deferred tax assets
 
2,070

 
1,488

Capital loss carryforward
 
1,047

 
739

Valuation allowance
 
(6,565
)
 
(13,169
)
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
24,526

 
20,216

Other deferred tax liabilities
 
(2,167
)
 
(778
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(2,167
)
 
(778
)
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
22,359

 
$
19,438

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,
 
2015
 
2014
Net current deferred tax assets
 
$
5,021

 
$
4,950

Net non-current deferred tax assets
 
17,339

 
14,495

Total net deferred tax assets
 
22,360

 
19,445

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

 
(6
)
Total net deferred tax liabilities
 
(1
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
22,359

 
$
19,438

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,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance
 
$
4,950

 
$
11,050

 
$
9,519

Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable
 
(104
)
 
(591
)
 
(10
)
Payments on liability
 

 

 

Tax positions taken in a prior period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 

 

 

Gross decreases
 
(47
)
 
(6,614
)
 
(184
)
Tax positions taken in the current period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 
1,252

 
1,934

 
2,356

Gross decreases
 

 

 

Lapse of applicable statute of limitations
 
(69
)
 
(244
)
 
(323
)
Currency translation adjustments
 
(157
)
 
(585
)
 
(308
)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance
 
$
5,825

 
$
4,950

 
$
11,050