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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign | The components of the Company’s income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in non-consolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests by taxing jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, were:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Income (Loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US | $ | 46,728 |  |  | $ | 21,661 |  |  | $ | (36,644 | )
Non-US | (31,619 | ) |  | (159,511 | ) |  | (27,884 | )
| $ | 15,109 |  |  | $ | (137,850 | ) |  | $ | (64,528 | )
Schedule Of Components Of Income Taxes Provision Benefit | The provision (benefit) for income taxes by taxing jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, were:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Current tax provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
U.S. state and local | 907 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 802 |
Non-US | 552 |  |  | 847 |  |  | 329 |
| 1,459 |  |  | 1,060 |  |  | 1,131 |
Deferred tax provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | 13,402 |  |  | 7,505 |  |  | 2,150 |
U.S. state and local | 1,971 |  |  | 1,027 |  |  | 299 |
Non-U.S. | (4,410 | ) |  | (13,959 | ) |  | 5,973 |
| 10,963 |  |  | (5,427 | ) |  | 8,422 |
Income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 12,422 |  |  | $ | (4,367 | ) |  | $ | 9,553 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | A reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) using the statutory Canadian federal and provincial income tax rate compared with actual income tax expense for the years ended December 31, is as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in non-consolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interest | $ | 15,109 |  |  | $ | (137,850 | ) |  | $ | (64,528 | )
Statutory income tax rate | 26.5 | % |  | 26.5 | % |  | 26.5 | %
Tax expense (benefit) using statutory income tax rate | 4,004 |  |  | (36,530 | ) |  | (17,100 | )
State and foreign taxes | 1,459 |  |  | 1,060 |  |  | 1,131 |
Non-deductible stock-based compensation | 1,982 |  |  | 24,357 |  |  | 7,699 |
Other non-deductible expense | 2,151 |  |  | 942 |  |  | 1,176 |
Change to valuation allowance on items affecting taxable income | 2,003 |  |  | 6,952 |  |  | 15,682 |
Effect of the change in tax rate | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,168 |
Effect of the difference in federal and statutory rates | 2,222 |  |  | (15 | ) |  | (793 | )
Noncontrolling interests | (1,826 | ) |  | (1,712 | ) |  | (1,593 | )
Other, net | 427 |  |  | 579 |  |  | 1,183 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 12,422 |  |  | $ | (4,367 | ) |  | $ | 9,553 |
Effective income tax rate | 82.2 | % |  | (3.2 | )% |  | 14.8 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effects of significant temporary differences representing deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, were as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
Capital assets and other | $ | 45,496 |  |  | $ | 36,449 |
Net operating loss carry forwards | 39,525 |  |  | 41,947 |
Interest deductions | 17,456 |  |  | 21,753 |
Refinancing charge | 5,176 |  |  | 10,153 |
Deferred acquisition consideration | 5,204 |  |  | 26,779 |
Stock compensation | 1,561 |  |  | 1,433 |
Pension plan | 3,597 |  |  | — |
Unrealized foreign exchange | 6,954 |  |  | 2,372 |
Capital loss carry forwards | 14,834 |  |  | 16,180 |
Accounting reserves | 5,135 |  |  | 4,769 |
Gross deferred tax asset | 144,938 |  |  | 161,835 |
Less: valuation allowance | (119,117 | ) |  | (137,961 | )
Net deferred tax assets | 25,821 |  |  | 23,874 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Pension plan | — |  |  | (1,112 | )
Deferred finance charges | (386 | ) |  | (420 | )
Capital assets | (396 | ) |  | (178 | )
Goodwill amortization | (77,603 | ) |  | (61,859 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (78,385 | ) |  | (63,569 | )
Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | (52,564 | ) |  | $ | (39,695 | )
Disclosed as: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | $ | 25,480 |  |  | $ | 23,380 |
Deferred tax liabilities | (78,044 | ) |  | (63,075 | )
| $ | (52,564 | ) |  | $ | (39,695 | )
Schedule Of Changes In Tax Reserve |
Changes in the Company’s reserve is as follows: |
Balance at December 31, 2011 | $ | 3,624 |
Charges to income tax expense | — |
Settlement of uncertainty | (551 | )
Balance at December 31, 2012 | 3,073 |
Charges to income tax expense | — |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | 3,073 |
Charges to income tax expense | — |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 3,073 |

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