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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 consists of the following:
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Current tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
2,256

 
$
(2,274
)
 
$
503

State
516

 
502

 
374

Foreign
11,995

 
9,247

 
5,176

 
14,767

 
7,475

 
6,053

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
(284
)
 
7,218

 
12,946

Provision for income taxes
$
14,483

 
$
14,693

 
$
18,999

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation between income taxes computed at the statutory federal rate and the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 follows:

 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 

 
 
Tax provision at statutory rate based on income before income taxes
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
1.7

 
1.8

 
1.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
New York State corporate tax reform
5.5

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
(0.2
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign income taxes
(4.8
)
 
(3.1
)
 
(4.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal research credit
(2.1
)
 
(2.8
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlement of taxing authority examinations
(3.7
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(0.8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
European permanent deduction
(3.8
)
 
(2.4
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Non deductible/non-taxable items
1.8

 
2.9

 
1.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other, net
1.6

 
0.1

 
(0.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.0
 %
 
29.0
 %
 
31.9
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of the significant temporary differences which comprise the deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
2014
 
2013
Assets:
 
 
 
Inventory
$
4,476

 
$
3,445

Net operating losses
10,207

 
6,450

Capitalized research and development
1,850

 
2,286

Deferred compensation
3,507

 
3,025

Accounts receivable
2,604

 
2,642

Compensation and benefits
6,003

 
5,601

Accrued pension
6,186

 
(173
)
Research and development credit
6,198

 
5,027

Other
1,564

 
4,365

Foreign tax credit
2,283

 
332

Less: valuation allowances
(293
)
 

 
44,585

 
33,000

 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 

Goodwill and intangible assets
120,012

 
114,075

Depreciation
14,041

 
13,486

State taxes
6,737

 
3,914

Contingent interest
272

 
339

 
 
 
 
 
141,062

 
131,814

 
 
 
 
Net liability
$
(96,477
)
 
$
(98,814
)
Schedule of Income before Income Tax
Income before income taxes consists of the following U.S. and foreign income:

 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. income
$
12,374

 
$
20,106

 
$
33,121

Foreign income
34,301

 
30,526

 
26,359

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total income
$
46,675

 
$
50,632

 
$
59,480

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Rollforward
The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits for the years ending December 31,:

 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1,
$
1,689

 
$
1,587

 
$
2,343

 
 
 
 
 
 
Increases for positions taken in prior periods
45

 
70

 
30

 
 
 
 
 
 
Increases for positions taken in current periods

 
1,132

 
1,129

 
 
 
 
 
 
Decreases in unrecorded tax positions related to settlement with the taxing authorities
(1,073
)
 
(1,010
)
 
(1,857
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decreases in unrecorded tax positions related to lapse of statute of limitations
(80
)
 
(90
)
 
(58
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31,
$
581

 
$
1,689

 
$
1,587