Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to the Company's Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the Federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

	Percent of Income before Income Taxes
	2016			2015			2014
Statutory Federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes - net of Federal tax benefit		7.0			0.2			(4.5	)
Foreign tax rate differential		(0.7	)		(2.4	)		1.8
Domestic production deduction		(7.6	)		(4.0	)		(6.6	)
Non-deductible expenses		6.5			4.9			7.0
Asset impairment		26.0			—			—
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits		(1.9	)		(1.8	)		(2.5	)
Foreign tax incentives		(5.0	)		(2.3	)		(3.0	)
Valuation allowances		23.0			4.8			9.0
Other		(1.4	)		1.3			0.2
Effective tax rate for the year		80.9	%		35.7	%		36.4	%

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

Income from continuing operations before income taxes was attributable to the following sources:

	2016			2015		2014
United States	$	17,010		$	19,546	$	21,074
Foreign		(9,015	)		2,316		(6,991	)
Totals	$	7,995		$	21,862	$	14,083

Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Continuing Operations

Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations consisted of the following:

	2016					2015					2014
	Current		Deferred			Current		Deferred			Current			Deferred
Federal	$	5,684	$	(413	)	$	6,677	$	(368	)	$	8,298		$	(1,208	)
Foreign		388		(57	)		504		783			(277	)		(710	)
State and local		641		227			943		(730	)		(234	)		(747	)
	$	6,713	$	(243	)	$	8,124	$	(315	)	$	7,787		$	(2,665	)

Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Taxes

Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

	2016			2015
Deferred income tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment	$	11,235		$	12,989
Tax-deductible goodwill		9,519			7,871
Non-deductible intangibles		—			282
State deferred taxes		360			212
Other		911			1,010
		22,025			22,364
Deferred income tax assets
Compensation		5,686			7,081
Inventory valuation		861			945
Allowance for uncollectible accounts		510			194
Non-deductible accruals		3,562			3,892
Non-deductible intangibles		1,165			—
Net operating loss carryforwards		5,989			4,715
		17,773			16,827
Valuation Allowance		(6,114	)		(3,664	)
		11,659			13,163
Net deferred income tax liability	$	10,366		$	9,201

Activity Related to the Company's Valuation Allowance

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s valuation allowance:

	2016			2015			2014
Balance at January 1	$	(3,664	)	$	(4,326	)	$	(4,264	)
(Charged) Credited to Expense		(1,655	)		(763	)		414
Net write-offs		—			—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(795	)		1,425			(476	)
Balance at December 31	$	(6,114	)	$	(3,664	)	$	(4,326	)

Activity Related to the Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits:

	2016			2015			2014
Balance at January 1	$	151		$	483		$	840
Increases related to previous year tax positions		478			151			5
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		(151	)		(483	)		(362	)
Reduction due to settlements		—			—			—
Balance at December 31	$	478		$	151		$	483