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Note 12 - Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

12.      INCOME TAXES


At December 31, 2011, the Company had a tax valuation allowance for deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities not expected to be utilized of $15.6 million. No income tax expense or benefit was recorded during the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 because there was a full valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets.


In the second quarter of 2012, the Company determined that it was likely that the remaining net deferred tax assets would be realized based upon sustained profitability and forecasted future operating results. As a result, the Company reversed approximately $6.8 million of the valuation allowance in 2012, of which $6.7 million was reversed in the second quarter of 2012, with the reversal recorded as a non-cash income tax credit on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income. In addition, the Company reversed the balance of its valuation allowance in 2012 to fully offset its 2012 tax provision of approximately $8.8 million.


In the second quarter and first six months of 2013, the Company recorded income taxes at an estimated full year effective tax rate of approximately 39%.


At December 31, 2012, the Company had a gross federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forward of approximately $9.8 million that was fully utilized in the first six months of 2013. In addition, the Company had various state NOLs of approximately $12.6 million at December 31, 2012, of which approximately $3.3 million were utilized in the first six months of 2013. The federal and state NOLs utilized in the first six months of 2013 were used to partially offset the cash portion of the income tax liability for 2013. The Company estimates that it will fully utilize a significant majority of the remaining state NOLs by the end of 2014.