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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets (“DTA”), management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the DTA will or will not be realized. The Company's ultimate realization of the DTA is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the nature and amount of historical and projected future taxable income, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities, and available tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The amount of deferred taxes recognized could be impacted by changes to any of these variables.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a $2.0 million income tax provision and a $2.8 million income tax benefit, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded a $0.6 million income tax provision and a $51.2 million income tax benefit, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the net deferred tax asset was $69.3 million. Included in the net deferred taxes are NOL's (tax affected) for federal taxes of $29.6 million, Oregon state taxes of $4.6 million and Idaho state taxes of $4.0 million. Also included in the net deferred taxes are federal and state tax credits of $1.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. This is compared with a deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2013 of $50.1 million. The Company reversed substantially all of the its DTA valuation allowance at June 30, 2013 of $41.6 million and the reversal of certain previously written-off deferred tax benefits of $8.5 million resulting from the reassessment of the Company's Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") Section 382 limitations and other related analyses.

There are a number of tax issues that impact the deferred tax asset balance including changes in temporary differences between the financial statement recognition of revenue and expenses, estimates as to the deductibility of prior losses and potential consequence of Section 382 of the IRC. See also “Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates - Deferred Income Taxes” included in Part II, Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.