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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes  
Components of income (loss) before income taxes

 

The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

United States

 

$

39,266

 

$

127,907

 

$

(152,518

)

Foreign

 

72,599

 

48,540

 

33,618

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

111,865

 

$

176,447

 

$

(118,900

)

 

Summary of provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Current tax provision (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

40

 

$

(310

)

$

(7,050

)

State

 

1,598

 

5,461

 

2,182

 

Foreign

 

56,029

 

55,796

 

35,238

 

Total current

 

57,667

 

60,947

 

30,370

 

Deferred tax provision (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

3,606

 

17,292

 

(55,327

)

State

 

(4,406

)

(931

)

(5,043

)

Foreign

 

1,790

 

7,411

 

(15,755

)

Total deferred

 

990

 

23,772

 

(76,125

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

$

58,657

 

$

84,719

 

$

(45,755

)

 

Reconciliation of effective tax rate and U.S. statutory rate.

The reasons for the differences between these effective tax rates and the U.S. statutory rate of 35% are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate of 35%

 

$

39,153

 

$

61,756

 

$

(41,615

)

Net state income taxes

 

(4,281

)

3,318

 

(2,836

)

Foreign taxes

 

31,289

 

28,470

 

14,607

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

(11,166

)

(12,685

)

(1,772

)

Foreign tax credits

 

(12,014

)

(14,659

)

(9,925

)

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

4,466

 

2,889

 

(166

)

Valuation allowances

 

15,109

 

21,486

 

14,649

 

Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets

 

(5,162

)

(6,650

)

(18,019

)

Other

 

1,263

 

794

 

(678

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

$

58,657

 

$

84,719

 

$

(45,755

)

 

Tax effects of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

142,401

 

$

169,533

 

Inventory

 

6,525

 

6,684

 

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards

 

5,685

 

5,615

 

Accrued liabilities

 

16,260

 

14,446

 

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

 

136,864

 

124,850

 

Other

 

38,901

 

40,608

 

Subtotal

 

346,636

 

361,736

 

Valuation allowances

 

(112,995

)

(102,418

)

Total deferred tax assets

 

233,641

 

259,318

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

(181,887

)

(209,297

)

Basis difference in the Partnership

 

(136,438

)

(104,079

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(318,325

)

(313,376

)

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(84,684

)

$

(54,058

)

 

Tax balances presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets

 

Tax balances are presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Current deferred income tax assets

 

$

79,856

 

$

117,576

 

Intangibles and other assets

 

23,540

 

28,050

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(635

)

(1,331

)

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

(187,445

)

(198,353

)

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(84,684

)

$

(54,058

)

 

Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (including discontinued operations) is shown below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Beginning balance

 

$

11,259

 

$

9,597

 

$

14,745

 

Additions based on tax positions related to current year

 

954

 

365

 

289

 

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years

 

2,597

 

1,710

 

1,579

 

Reductions based on settlement with government authority

 

 

 

(5,753

)

Reductions based on lapse of statute of limitations

 

(215

)

(97

)

(1,263

)

Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years

 

 

(316

)

 

Ending balance

 

$

14,595

 

$

11,259

 

$

9,597