INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of income before income tax, domestic and foreign

The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Domestic	$	3,607		$	(10,342	)	$	(7,622	)
Foreign	(1,354		)	(7,603		)	(19,325		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	$	2,253		$	(17,945	)	$	(26,947	)

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2015		2014			2013
Current tax provision (benefit):
U.S. Federal	$	—	$	(1,712	)	$	(81	)
State and local	18		(550		)	126
Foreign	439		205			79
Total current provision for (benefit from) income taxes	457		(2,057		)	124
Deferred tax provision (benefit):
U.S. Federal	—		—			—
State and local	—		—			—
Foreign	189		(102		)	3,140
Total deferred provision for (benefit from) income taxes	189		(102		)	3,140
Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations	$	646	$	(2,159	)	$	3,264

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the effective tax rate from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 to the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35%:



	Year ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Provision for (benefit from) continuing operations at Federal statutory rate of 35%	$	787		$	(6,281	)	$	(9,431	)
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax effect	11			(357		)	(2		)
Change in valuation allowance	447			(3,427		)	7,949
Taxes related to foreign income	2,140			5,628			949
Effect of state tax rate changes on deferred tax assets	(6,834		)	—			—
Nondeductible expenses	1,375			2,446			2,524
Others	2,720			(168		)	1,275
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	646		$	(2,159	)	$	3,264

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effect of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2015 the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes" on a prospective basis, which required that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. Accordingly, net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2015 have been classified as non-current and as of December 31, 2014 were classified in other current assets and other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Significant temporary differences at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:



	As of December 31,
	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	122		$	124
Property and equipment	321			2,152
Goodwill and intangibles	5,381			7,825
Accrued compensation	2,666			5,506
Accrued liabilities and other	3,244			3,582
Tax loss carry-forwards	154,028			146,644
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) gross, total	165,762			165,833
Valuation allowance	(159,298		)	(158,851		)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net of valuation allowance, total	$	6,464		$	6,982

Summary of income tax contingencies

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company's unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, which would lower the Company’s annual effective income tax rate if recognized in the future, were as follows:



	As of December 31,
	2015		2014
Gross unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties	$	2,190	$	2,634
Less: amount presented as a reduction to a deferred tax asset	447		791
Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties	$	1,743	$	1,843
Accrued interest and penalties	536		554
Total unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate	$	2,279	$	2,397

Summary of income tax contingencies

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties:



Balance at January 1, 2015	$	2,634
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	148
Additions for tax positions of prior years	—
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	—
Settlements	—
Lapse of statute of limitations	(385		)
Currency Translation	(207		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	2,190

Uncertain tax position interest and penalties

Estimated interest and penalties classified as part of the provision for income taxes in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2015		2014			2013
Expense for (benefit of) estimated interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits	$	50	$	(150	)	$	108

Open years subject to tax examination

As of December 31, 2015, the Company's open tax years remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities and currently under income tax examination were principally as follows:



		Year
Earliest tax years remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities:
U.S. Federal		2012
Other U.S. state and local jurisdictions		2011
U.K.		2014
Australia		2011
Majority of other foreign jurisdictions		2010