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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of income (loss) before income taxes | The components of income before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
United States |  | $ | 60,485 |  |  | $ | 57,258 |  |  | $ | 20,069 |
Foreign |  | (1,158 | ) |  | (18,250 | ) |  | (5,201 | )
Income before income tax |  | $ | 59,327 |  |  | $ | 39,008 |  |  | $ | 14,868 |
Components of income tax benefit | The components of the income tax benefit (expense) are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Current income tax benefit (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | (225 | )
State |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign |  | (8,363 | ) |  | (6,600 | ) |  | (4,994 | )
|  | (8,365 | ) |  | (6,374 | ) |  | (5,219 | )
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | (9,652 | ) |  | (16,811 | ) |  | — |
State |  | 575 |  |  | (1,192 | ) |  | — |
Foreign |  | (31 | ) |  | 69 |  |  | 11 |
|  | (9,108 | ) |  | (17,934 | ) |  | 11 |
Adjustments to the beginning-of-year valuation allowance |  | — |  |  | 59,352 |  |  | — |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | $ | (17,473 | ) |  | $ | 35,044 |  |  | $ | (5,208 | )
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate to the effective tax rate | Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate is as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 34.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  | (0.4 | )% |  | (1.3 | )% |  | (2.3 | )%
State apportionment change |  | — | % |  | 0.3 | % |  | 23.8 | %
U.S. federal rate change |  | — | % |  | (3.6 | )% |  | — | %
Effect of foreign operations |  | 0.7 | % |  | 10.9 | % |  | 7.1 | %
Subpart F income |  | (4.5 | )% |  | 15.6 | % |  | — | %
Nondeductible employee compensation |  | 0.5 | % |  | 2.3 | % |  | 4.2 | %
Research tax credits |  | (2.5 | )% |  | (3.4 | )% |  | — | %
Change in valuation allowance |  | (0.4 | )% |  | (146.4 | )% |  | (29.3 | )%
Other |  | 1.0 | % |  | 0.8 | % |  | (2.5 | )%
Effective tax rate |  | 29.4 | % |  | (89.8 | )% |  | 35.0 | %
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards | The following table summarizes Company tax loss and tax credit carry forwards for tax return purposes at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
|  | Related Tax Deduction |  | Tax Benefit |  | Expiration Date
Loss carry forwards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal net operating loss |  | $ | 22,348 |  |  | $ | 7,822 |  |  | 2028 to 2031
Foreign net operating loss |  | 19,315 |  |  | 2,425 |  |  | n/a
Total loss carry forwards |  | $ | 41,663 |  |  | $ | 10,247 |  |  |
Tax credit carry forwards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Research tax credits |  | n/a |  | $ | 12,416 |  |  | 2020 to 2034
Foreign tax credits |  | n/a |  | 22,076 |  |  | 2020 to 2024
State research tax credits |  | n/a |  | 2,896 |  |  | 2022 to 2029
Total credit carry forwards |  | n/a |  | $ | 37,388 |  |  |
_______________________________________________ This tables includes $72.3 million (tax benefit of $25.8 million) related to excess tax benefits which are not included in deferred tax assets on the consolidated balance sheet and are not recognized until the deduction reduces taxes payable (see below).
Significant components of deferred tax assets | Significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred tax asset: |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forwards |  | $ | 2,425 |  |  | $ | 6,280 |
Capitalized technology license |  | 2,146 |  |  | 2,519 |
Capitalized research expenditures |  | 12,227 |  |  | 14,012 |
Accruals and reserves |  | 3,021 |  |  | 2,172 |
Retirement plan |  | 3,761 |  |  | 3,315 |
Deferred revenue |  | 541 |  |  | 1,393 |
Tax credit carry forwards |  | 19,395 |  |  | 26,965 |
Stock-based compensation |  | 2,060 |  |  | 1,389 |
Other |  | 1,589 |  |  | 1,329 |
|  | 47,165 |  |  | 59,374 |
Valuation allowance |  | (12,372 | ) |  | (12,598 | )
Deferred tax assets |  | 34,793 |  |  | 46,776 |
Deferred tax liability: |  |  |  |
Subpart F income |  | (3,400 | ) |  | (6,070 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (3,400 | ) |  | (6,070 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 31,393 |  |  | $ | 40,706 |

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