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Income Tax Income Tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
oss from continuing operations before income taxes consisted of the following:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
United States
$
(6,255
)
 
$
(36,808
)
 
$
(5,380
)
Canada
(867
)
 
(9,290
)
 
(976
)
 
$
(7,122
)
 
$
(46,098
)
 
$
(6,356
)
Components of provision (benefit) for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, consisted of the following:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Current income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
$
(864
)
 
$
(740
)
 
$
384

U.S. state
84

 
215

 
295

Canada
639

 
1,016

 
(190
)
Total
$
(141
)
 
$
491

 
$
489

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
$

 
$
16,159

 
$
(2,187
)
U.S. state

 
1,160

 
(155
)
Canada

 
125

 
86

Total
$

 
$
17,444

 
$
(2,256
)
Total income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
$
(864
)
 
$
15,419

 
$
(1,803
)
U.S. state
84

 
1,375

 
140

Canada
639

 
1,141

 
(104
)
Total
$
(141
)
 
$
17,935

 
$
(1,767
)
Reconciliation between effective income tax rate and statutory federal rate
The reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the statutory federal rate for continuing operations was as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Statutory Federal rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
Change in valuation allowance
(30.3
)
 
(72.4
)
 
(1.5
)
Change in uncertain tax positions
(9.8
)
 
(4.4
)
 
(1.6
)
Executive life insurance
5.1

 
0.8

 
(0.9
)
State and local taxes, net
3.2

 
2.6

 
(1.3
)
Meals & entertainment
(1.9
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(2.8
)
Provision to return differences
1.5

 
0.9

 
(0.3
)
Deferred tax expense

 

 
1.0

Other items, net
(0.8
)
 
(1.1
)
 
0.2

Provision for income taxes
2.0
 %
 
(38.9
)%
 
27.8
 %
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities contain the following temporary differences:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
$
10,883

 
$
14,101

Net operating loss carryforward
18,453

 
12,710

Inventory reserve
2,734

 
3,654

Accounts receivable reserve
353

 
657

Other
4,113

 
4,694

Total deferred tax assets
36,536

 
35,816

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
53

 
738

Other
590

 
728

Total deferred liabilities
643

 
1,466

Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
35,893

 
34,350

Valuation allowance
(35,834
)
 
(34,278
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
59

 
$
72

 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net current deferred tax assets
$
5

 
$
17

Net noncurrent deferred tax assets
54

 
55

Net deferred tax assets
$
59

 
$
72

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of year
$
2,096

 
$
92

Additions for tax positions of current year
585

 
1,261

Additions for tax positions of prior years
114

 
835

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 
(92
)
Balance at end of year
$
2,795

 
$
2,096