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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Tax Benefit (Provisions) from Continuing Operations
Income tax benefit (provisions) consisted of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Income before provision for income taxes
$
4,449

 
$
6,319

 
$
3,672

Benefit (provision) for income taxes
(1,591
)
 
(2,196
)
 
36,483

Effective tax rate
35.8
%
 
34.8
%
 
(993.5
)%
Details of Pre-Tax Book Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
The Company reported pre-tax book income of:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Domestic
$
21,160

 
$
5,867

 
$
3,349

Foreign
(16,711
)
 
452

 
323

Total
$
4,449

 
$
6,319

 
$
3,672

Summary of Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations
The benefit (provision) for income taxes consisted of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
United States federal
$
(1,426
)
 
$
(218
)
 
$
(300
)
State and local
(12
)
 
(12
)
 
(12
)
Foreign
(389
)
 
(75
)
 
(55
)
Total current
$
(1,827
)
 
$
(305
)
 
$
(367
)
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
United States federal
585

 
(2,137
)
 
36,190

State and local

 

 

Foreign
(349
)
 
246

 
660

Total deferred
236

 
(1,891
)
 
36,850

 
$
(1,591
)
 
$
(2,196
)
 
$
36,483

Details of Significant Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of:
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
$
6,824

 
$
20,627

State income taxes
1

 
1

Deferred revenue
2,505

 
4,723

Research and development and other credits
10,626

 
8,898

Reserves and accruals recognized in different periods
6,395

 
4,803

Basis difference in investment
967

 
968

Capitalized R&D expenses
4,654

 
1,576

Depreciation and amortization
523

 
783

Deferred rent
243

 
83

Other
14

 
(3
)
Total deferred tax assets
32,752

 
42,459

Valuation allowance
(8,119
)
 
(7,663
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
24,633

 
$
34,796

Reconciliation between Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes at Statutory Rate and Effective Tax Rate
For purposes of the reconciliation between the benefit (provision) for income taxes at the statutory rate and the effective tax rate, a national U.S. 35% rate is applied as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Federal statutory tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit
 %
 
 %
 
0.1
 %
Sale of IP rights to foreign subsidiary
22.5
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Benefit from foreign losses
7.8
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Foreign withholding
0.5
 %
 
3.5
 %
 
8.2
 %
Stock compensation expense
5.8
 %
 
3.8
 %
 
2.5
 %
Meals & entertainment
0.1
 %
 
0.1
 %
 
0.3
 %
Foreign rate differential
(24.0
)%
 
(1.1
)%
 
(1.7
)%
Prior year true-up items
1.7
 %
 
(0.2
)%
 
0.1
 %
Tax reserves
3.9
 %
 
0.8
 %
 
1.3
 %
Loss on foreign share transfer
5.9
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Credits
(35.5
)%
 
(5.7
)%
 
(11.0
)%
Other
3.9
 %
 
(1.4
)%
 
 %
Valuation allowance
8.2
 %
 
 %
 
(1,028.3
)%
Effective tax rate
35.8
 %
 
34.8
 %
 
(993.5
)%
Details of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year
$
1,744

 
$
1,634

 
$
628

Gross increases for tax positions of prior years
141

 

 
896

Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years
(15
)
 
(4
)
 

Gross increases for tax positions of current year
4,415

 
114

 
110

Settlements

 

 

Lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

Balance at end of year
$
6,285

 
$
1,744

 
$
1,634