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Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Tax Rates [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes income tax rates under the tax reform law:
 
 
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
Income Tax
 
$
25
%
$
25
%
$
25
%
$
25
%
$
25
%
CREE Tax
 
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
CREE Surtax
 
 
5
%
 
6
%
 
8
%
 
9
%
 
-
 
Total Tax on Income
 
 
39
%
 
40
%
 
42
%
 
43
%
 
34
%
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The components of income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Current income tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign
 
$
4,328
 
$
1,900
 
$
9,257
 
$
4,416
 
Deferred income tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign
 
 
(697)
 
 
363
 
 
(854)
 
 
818
 
Total Provision for Income tax
 
$
3,631
 
$
2,263
 
$
8,403
 
$
5,234