Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
		($ in thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	15,894	$	876
State and local		111		22
		16,005		898
Deferred:
Federal		160		463
State and local		22		81
		182		544
Provision for income taxes	$	16,187	$	1,442

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

		As of December 31,
($ in thousands)		2014			2013
Deferred income tax assets:
Employee pensions and other benefits	$	3,289		$	2,226
State net operating loss carryforwards		1,190			1,040
Equity compensation expense		293			563
Intangible assets		932			785
Other		594			756
Total deferred income tax assets		6,298			5,370
Valuation allowance		(4,247	)		(3,163	)
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment		1,962			2,001
Tax amortizable goodwill		723			541
Other		89			206
Total deferred income tax liabilities		2,774			2,748
Net deferred income tax liabilities	$	(723	)	$	(541	)

Schedule Of Change In Valuation Allowance

		2014		2013
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	3,163	$	3,198
Amounts charged to expense		160		874
Other increases (decreases)		924		(909	)
Balance at the end of the period	$	4,247	$	3,163

Schedule Of Income Tax Reconciliation

		Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)		2014			2013
Statutory rate applied to pre-tax income	$	15,967		$	271
Add (deduct):
State income taxes, net		(119	)		192
Valuation allowance		160			874
Equity compensation write-off		108			94
Permanent differences and other		71			11
Income taxes	$	16,187		$	1,442