Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Domestic and foreign components of income before income taxes

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

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012			2011
United States	$	13,015	$	(38,375	)	$	9,326
Foreign		7,105		3,885			10,783
Total	$	20,120	$	(34,490	)	$	20,109

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes is comprised of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	505	$	(2,601	)	$	104
State		419		484			(299	)
Foreign		1,855		2,014			2,335
		2,779		(103	)		2,140
Deferred:
Federal		1,977		(8,676	)		3,365
State		905		(2,319	)		985
Foreign		1,241		226			(5,793	)
		4,123		(10,769	)		(1,443	)
Total	$	6,902	$	(10,872	)	$	697

Reconciliation of provision for income taxes for operations

Reconciliation between the provision (benefit) for income taxes computed by applying the United States (“U.S.”) federal statutory tax rate to income (loss) from continuing operations before incomes taxes and the actual provision (benefit) is as follows:

	Years ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Income taxes at U.S. Federal statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Foreign rate differential		(15.6	)		7.9			(9.4	)
Valuation allowances		14.4			(6.1	)		(32.0	)
Nondeductible expenses		6.5			(3.6	)		7.2
Tax credits		(4.7	)		1.3			(2.2	)
Changes in estimates related to prior years		(4.5	)		(0.3	)		0.4
State income taxes		3.6			3.5			1.9
Uncertain tax positions		(2.6	)		(1.3	)		0.9
Others, net		2.2			(4.9	)		1.7
		34.3	%		31.5	%		3.5	%

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

Temporary differences and carryforwards giving rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

		December 31,
		2013			2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Operating loss carryforwards	$	19,010		$	27,492
Multiemployer pension withdrawal liability		12,427			12,075
Income tax credit carryforwards		7,944			8,051
Capital loss carryforwards		5,353			6,029
Accruals and reserves not currently deductible		4,516			3,357
Deferred expenses		1,981			1,701
Restructuring reserves		1,462			2,201
Other		3,125			4,475
Deferred income tax assets		55,818			65,381
Valuation allowances		(23,864	)		(36,099	)
Deferred income tax assets, net		31,954			29,282
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Domestic subsidiary stock		(12,525	)		(8,208	)
Depreciation and amortization		(11,174	)		(7,544	)
Intangible assets		(6,046	)		(5,163	)
Inventory		(4,370	)		(5,286	)
Other		(1,368	)		(1,082	)
Deferred income tax liabilities		(35,483	)		(27,283	)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	(3,529	)	$	1,999

Reconciliation of 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:

	2013			2012			2011
Balance at January 1	$	2,093		$	1,362		$	4,249
Reductions related to settlements		--			(31	)		--
Additions related to tax positions in current year		351			--			181
Additions related to tax positions in prior years		162			888			91
Reductions due to statute closures		(383	)		(141	)		(3,184	)
Reductions for tax positions in prior years		(444	)		--			--
Foreign currency translation		(21	)		15			25
Balance at December 31	$	1,758		$	2,093		$	1,362