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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Statutory Tax Rates | Statutory tax rates in the countries in which the Company operates for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Puerto Rico |  | 20% |  | 20% |  | 20%
Argentina, Martinique, French Guyana, Guadeloupe, St Croix, St. Thomas, Aruba and Curacao |  | 35% |  | 35% |  | 35%
Brazil and Venezuela |  | 34% |  | 34% |  | 34%
Colombia |  | 40% |  | 39% |  | 34%
Peru |  | 28% |  | 28% |  | 30%
Costa Rica and Mexico |  | 30% |  | 30% |  | 30%
Panamá, Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Netherlands |  | 25% |  | 25% |  | 25%
Ecuador |  | 25% |  | 25% |  | 22%
Chile |  | 24% |  | 23% |  | 21%
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense | Income tax expense for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current income tax expense |  | $ | 54,142 |  |  | $ | 31,873 |  |  | $ | 25,060 |
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense |  | 5,499 |  |  | (9,057 | ) |  | 7,419 |
Income tax expense |  | $ | 59,641 |  |  | $ | 22,816 |  |  | $ | 32,479 |
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense By Applying Weighted-Average Statutory Income Tax Rate | Income tax expense for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 differed from the amounts computed by applying the Company’s weighted-average statutory income tax rate to pre-tax income (loss) as a result of the following:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | $ | 138,629 |  |  | $ | (28,553 | ) |  | $ | (76,549 | )
Weighted-average statutory income tax rate (i) |  | 35.4 | % |  | 32.8 | % |  | 33.4 | %
Income tax expense at weighted-average statutory tax rate on pre-tax income (loss) |  | 49,030 |  |  | (9,353 | ) |  | (25,604 | )
Permanent differences: |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance |  | (17,037 | ) |  | 63,880 |  |  | 81,360 |
Non-deductible expenses |  | 11,993 |  |  | 6,368 |  |  | 15,641 |
Tax benefits, including Brazil and other |  | (14,437 | ) |  | (17,377 | ) |  | (45,223 | )
Withholding income taxes on intercompany transactions |  | 22,379 |  |  | 1,557 |  |  | 369 |
Expiration and changes in tax loss carryforwards |  | 18,291 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,852 |
Differences including exchange rate and inflation adjustment |  | (9,947 | ) |  | (25,347 | ) |  | (4,440 | )
Alternative taxes |  | (114 | ) |  | 2,386 |  |  | 3,070 |
Others |  | (517 | ) |  | 702 |  |  | (546 | )
Income tax expense |  | $ | 59,641 |  |  | $ | 22,816 |  |  | $ | 32,479 |
(i) | Weighted-average statutory income tax rate is calculated based on the aggregated amount of the income before taxes by country multiplied by the prevailing statutory income tax rate, divided by the consolidated income before taxes.
Certain changes, mainly related to the remeasurement effect of the entities with a functional currency different from the local currency, have been made to the prior years weighted-average statutory income tax rate calculation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, to conform to the current year presentation
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that comprise significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are presented below:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Tax loss carryforwards (i) |  | $ | 268,389 |  |  | $ | 254,861 |
Purchase price allocation adjustment |  | 30,855 |  |  | 37,549 |
Property and equipment, tax inflation |  | 37,471 |  |  | 45,650 |
Other accrued payroll and other liabilities |  | 15,437 |  |  | 13,891 |
Share-based compensation |  | 4,151 |  |  | 3,570 |
Provision for contingencies |  | 3,449 |  |  | 2,177 |
Other deferred tax assets (ii) |  | 27,292 |  |  | 27,642 |
Other deferred tax liabilities (iii) |  | (13,649 | ) |  | (9,618 | )
Property and equipment - difference in depreciation rates |  | (14,195 | ) |  | (12,411 | )
Valuation allowance (iv) |  | (290,620 | ) |  | (297,891 | )
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | 68,580 |  |  | $ | 65,420 |
(i) | As of December 31, 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries has accumulated operating tax loss carryforwards amounting to $949,634. The Company has operating tax loss carryforwards amounting to $369,663, expiring between 2017 and 2021. In addition, the Company has operating tax loss carryforwards amounting to $359,793 expiring after 2021 and operating tax loss carryforwards amounting to $220,178 that do not expire.
(ii) | Other deferred tax assets reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets for financial reporting purposes (accounting base) and the amounts used for income tax purposes (tax base). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, include regular expenses provisions in Brazil and Colombia for $10,785 and $3,278, respectively; $5,055 related to foreign currency exchange differences in Venezuela and $3,832 in Puerto Rico, mainly related to bad debt reserve. For the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 include $11,745 related to foreign currency exchange differences in Venezuela.
(iii) | Primarily related to intangible assets and foreign currency exchange differences.
(iv) | In assessing the realization of deferred income tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized.
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies | The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balances at beginning balance |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 221 |
Decrease for positions taken in prior years |  | (44 | ) |  | (158 | )
Balances at ending balance |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 63 |

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