Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of income (loss) before income taxes

Income (loss) before income taxes were as follows for the indicated periods:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	25,417	$	11,186	$	13,194
Foreign	6,598		8,944		(16,340		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	32,015	$	20,130	$	(3,146	)

Schedule of income tax expense

Income tax expense was comprised of the following for the indicated periods:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
Current
Federal	$	3,845	$	2,595		$	4,638
State	360		1,604			1,007
Foreign	2,176		442			(179		)
Total current	6,381		4,641			5,466
Deferred
Federal	4,819		1,086			706
State	1,198		(552		)	206
Foreign	184		(45		)	1,290
Total deferred	6,201		489			2,202
Income Tax Expense	$	12,582	$	5,130		$	7,668

Reconciliation of income tax expense and rate based on the U.S. statutory rate to the Company’s income tax expense

The following table reconciles income tax expense and rate based on the U.S. statutory rate to the Company’s income tax expense for the indicated periods:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012					2011					2010
	$			%		$			%		$			%
Income tax expense based on the U.S. statutory rate	$	11,205		35.0	%	$	7,046		35.0	%	$	(1,101	)	35.0	%
Effect of impairment charge related to a goodwill write-down	—			—		—			—		2,909			(92.5	)
Effect of settlement with the DOJ (1)	—			—		—			—		(863		)	27.4
Effect of charge related to the UK OFT matter	—			—		(3,381		)	(16.8	)	—			—
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	1,013			3.2		684			3.4		563			(17.9	)
Permanent items	148			0.5		164			0.8		283			(9.0	)
Effect of foreign operations	2			—		289			1.4		1,373			(43.6	)
Net change in uncertain tax positions	(274		)	(0.9	)	(139		)	(0.7	)	119			(3.8	)
Adjustment to deferred taxes, pertaining to prior years	—			—		—			—		558			(17.7	)
Change in valuation allowance - foreign loss deferred tax assets	477			1.5		634			3.2		3,293			(104.7	)
HIRE Act income tax credit	—			—		(947		)	(4.7	)	—			—
Stock-based compensation	382			1.2		689			3.4		408			(13.0	)
Other	(371		)	(1.2	)	91			0.5		126			(4.0	)
Income tax expense	$	12,582		39.3		$	5,130		25.5		$	7,668		(243.7	)

Schedule of the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax accounts

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax accounts were as follows for the indicated periods:

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued compensation	$	9,264		$	11,126
Reserves and accruals	2,027			4,635
Bad debts	—			1,145
Loss and credit carryforwards	12,817			10,912
Total gross deferred tax assets	24,108			27,818
Less: valuation allowances	(6,362		)	(5,354		)
Net total deferred tax assets	17,746			22,464
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment depreciation	(3,560		)	(4,098		)
Intangible asset amortization	(4,815		)	(2,135		)
Other	(335		)	(1,016		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(8,710		)	(7,249		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	9,036		$	15,215

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the indicated periods:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Beginning balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits	$	1,070		$	1,351		$	2,189
Reductions in gross unrecognized tax benefits	—			—			(912		)
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	—			95			—
Reductions for the tax positions of prior years	(164		)	(11		)	342
Reductions for settlements and payments	(318		)	(118		)	(70		)
Reductions due to statute expiration	—			(247		)	(198		)
Ending balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits	$	588		$	1,070		$	1,351