INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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,
	2014			2013			2012
Current:
Federal	$	-		$	(7,369	)	$	9,720
State		200			709			2,226
Total		200			(6,660	)		11,946
Deferred:
Federal		(3,828	)		21,103			(11,394	)
State		(597	)		5,148			(2,834	)
Total		(4,425	)		26,251			(14,228	)
Total provision (benefit)	$	(4,225	)	$	19,591		$	(2,282	)

Components of deferred tax assets

The components of the deferred tax assets are as follows:

	At December 31,
	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets
Current:
Accrued vacation	$	-		$	79
Allowance for bad debts		5,527			5,502
Total current deferred tax assets		5,527			5,581
Deferred tax assets
Noncurrent:
Allowance for bad debts		399			392
Accrued rent		3,255			3,669
Stock-based compensation		907			1,509
Depreciation		15,754			10,670
Goodwill		1,002			-
Other intangibles		452			434
Pension plan liabilities		2,115			608
Net operating loss carryforwards		14,332			6,285
Sale leaseback-deferred gain		2,580			2,531
AMT credit		424			424
Total noncurrent deferred tax assets		41,220			26,522
Total deferred tax assets		46,747			32,103
Less valuation allowance		(46,747	)		(31,679	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		-			424
Deferred tax liabilities
Noncurrent:
Goodwill		-			(4,952	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		-			(4,952	)
Total net noncurrent deferred tax (liabilities) assets		-			(4,528	)
Total net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	-		$	(4,528	)

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,
	2014					2013					2012
Loss from continuing operations before taxes	$	(53,712	)			$	(11,534	)			$	(17,201	)
Expected tax benefit	$	(18,799	)	35.0	%	$	(4,037	)	35.0	%	$	(6,020	)	35.0	%
State tax benefit (net of federal)		(1,494	)	2.8			(92	)	0.8			(395	)	2.3
Permanent impairment		6,539		(12.2	)		-		-			3,588		(20.9	)
Valuation allowance		9,344		(17.4	)		23,490		(203.7	)		-		-
Other		185		(0.3	)		230		(2.0	)		545		(3.2	)
Total	$	(4,225	)	7.9	%	$	19,591		-169.9	%	$	(2,282	)	13.2	%

Activity related to uncertain tax positions

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013			2012
Balance at January 1,	$	-	$	135		$	100
Decrease for tax positions of prior years		-		(135	)		(100	)
Increase for tax positions of current year		-		-			135
Balance at December 31,	$	-	$	-		$	135