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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

Note 11.  Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense relates principally to operating results of foreign entities in jurisdictions, primarily in Europe and Asia, where the Company earns taxable income. The Company has significant net operating losses in the United States and certain tax jurisdictions and, as a result, does not pay significant income taxes in those jurisdictions.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred charges related to the write-off of deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions that are no longer realizable which resulted in a noncash tax expense of $0.3 million. This tax expense did not have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

As of December 31, 2012 the Company’s valuation allowance related to income taxes was approximately $145.0 million.  The Company is in a three year cumulative loss position in the United States.  As a result, the Company maintains a 100% valuation allowance to reduce the carrying value of the related deferred tax assets to zero.  The Company will continue to maintain a full valuation allowance for those tax assets until sustainable future levels of profitability are evident.