INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Components of provision for income taxes

Components of the provision for income taxes from continuing operations were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	(7,369	)	$	9,273		$	7,099
State		709			2,164			2,754
Total		(6,660	)		11,437			9,853
Deferred:
Federal		21,103			(11,394	)		3,312
State		5,148			(2,834	)		(112	)
Total		26,251			(14,228	)		3,200
Total provision (benefit)	$	19,591		$	(2,791	)	$	13,053

Components of deferred tax assets

The components of the deferred tax assets are as follows:

	At December 31,
	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets
Current:
Accrued vacation	$	79		$	60
Net operating loss carryforwards		-			586
Allowance for bad debts		5,502			7,083
Total current deferred tax assets		5,581			7,729
Deferred tax assets
Noncurrent:
Allowance for bad debts		392			430
Accrued rent		3,669			3,785
Stock-based compensation		1,509			2,095
Depreciation		10,670			5,953
Other intangibles		434			547
Pension plan liabilities		608			2,754
Net operating loss carryforwards		6,285			1,553
Sale leaseback-deferred gain		2,531			2,482
AMT credit		424			-
Other		-			77
Total noncurrent deferred tax assets		26,522			19,676
Total deferred tax assets		32,103			27,405
Less valuation allowance		(31,679	)		-
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		424			27,405
Deferred tax liabilities
Noncurrent:
Goodwill		(4,952	)		(2,611	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(4,952	)		(2,611	)
Total net noncurrent deferred tax (liabilities) assets		(4,528	)		17,065
Total net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	(4,528	)	$	24,794

Difference between actual tax provision and tax provision that would result from use of Federal statutory rate

The difference between the actual tax provision and the tax provision that would result from the use of the Federal statutory rate is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013					2012					2011
(Loss) income from continuing operations before taxes	$	(14,169	)			$	(18,475	)			$	30,609
Expected tax (benefit) expense	$	(4,959	)	35.0	%	$	(6,466	)	35.0	%	$	10,713	35.0	%
State tax expense (benefit) (net of federal)		(221	)	1.6			(436	)	2.4			1,717	5.6
Permanent impairment		-		-			3,588		(19.4	)		109	0.4
Valuation allowance		24,541		(173.2	)		-		-			-	-
Other		230		(1.7	)		523		(2.9	)		514	1.6
Total	$	19,591		-138.3	%	$	(2,791	)	15.1	%	$	13,053	42.6	%

Activity related to uncertain tax positions

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's uncertain tax positions:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Balance at January 1,	$	135		$	100		$	100
Decrease for tax positions of prior years		(135	)		(100	)
Increase for tax positions of current year		-			135			-
Balance at December 31,	$	-		$	135		$	100