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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the recognized value of deferred tax assets must be reduced to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized in future periods.  The ultimate realization of the benefit of deferred tax assets from deductible temporary differences or tax carryovers depends on the generation of sufficient taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  We considered the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Based on these considerations, we relied upon the reversal of certain deferred tax liabilities to realize a portion of our deferred tax assets and established valuation allowances as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for other deferred tax assets because of uncertainty regarding their ultimate realization.  Our total net deferred tax liability was approximately $0.5 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. We made income tax payments of approximately $0.3 million and $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. There were no payments made during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
 
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, intra-period tax allocation provisions require allocation of a tax expense to continuing operations due to current income (loss) from discontinued operations. We recorded a tax benefit (expense) of $0 and $(70,000) in income from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $304,000 and $305,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We recorded an offsetting tax benefit (expense) in income from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The intra-period tax allocation between the results from continuing operations and discontinued operations in the comparable three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 was $0.
 
We underwent a change in ownership for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), as a result of the consummation of our plan of reorganization on August 31, 2010.  As a result, the amount of our pre-change net operating losses (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes that are available to offset future taxable income are subject to an annual limitation.  The annual limitation is based on the value of the corporation as of the effective date of the plan of reorganization.  The ownership change and the resulting annual limitation on the use of NOLs are not expected to result in the expiration of our NOL carryforwards if we are able to generate sufficient future taxable income within the carryforward periods.  However, the limitation on the amount of NOLs available to offset taxable income in a specific year may result in the payment of income taxes before all NOLs have been utilized.  Additionally, a subsequent ownership change may result in further limitation on our ability to utilize existing NOLs and other tax attributes.