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Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
United States | $ | (4,355 | ) |  | $ | (6,255 | ) |  | $ | (36,808 | )
Canada | (1,479 | ) |  | (867 | ) |  | (9,290 | )
| $ | (5,834 | ) |  | $ | (7,122 | ) |  | $ | (46,098 | )
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,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Current income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | (377 | ) |  | $ | (864 | ) |  | $ | (740 | )
U.S. state | 79 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 215 |
Canada | 525 |  |  | 639 |  |  | 1,016 |
Total | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | (141 | ) |  | $ | 491 |
Deferred income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,159 |
U.S. state | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,160 |
Canada | — |  |  | — |  |  | 125 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,444 |
Total income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | (377 | ) |  | $ | (864 | ) |  | $ | 15,419 |
U.S. state | 79 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 1,375 |
Canada | 525 |  |  | 639 |  |  | 1,141 |
Total | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | (141 | ) |  | $ | 17,935 |
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,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Statutory Federal rate | 35.0% |  |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0% |
Increase (decrease) resulting from: |  |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | (26.9 | ) |  | (30.3 | ) |  | (72.4 | )
Change in uncertain tax positions | (9.0 | ) |  | (9.8 | ) |  | (4.4 | )
Executive life insurance | 2.3 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 0.8 |
State and local taxes, net | 2.8 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 2.6 |
Meals & entertainment | (2.6 | ) |  | (1.9 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
Provision to return differences | (3.2 | ) |  | 1.5 |  |  | 0.9 |
Other items, net | (2.3 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (1.1 | )
Provision for income taxes | (3.9 | )% |  | 2.0 | % |  | (38.9 | )%
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | Deferred income tax assets and liabilities contain the following temporary differences:
| (Dollars in thousands)
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Compensation and benefits | $ | 11,926 |  |  | $ | 10,883 |
Net operating loss carryforward | 20,652 |  |  | 18,453 |
Inventory reserve | 2,723 |  |  | 2,734 |
Accounts receivable reserve | 287 |  |  | 353 |
Other | 3,372 |  |  | 4,113 |
Total deferred tax assets | 38,960 |  |  | 36,536 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,156 |  |  | 53 |
Other | 1,078 |  |  | 590 |
Total deferred liabilities | 2,234 |  |  | 643 |
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 36,726 |  |  | 35,893 |
Valuation allowance | (36,675 | ) |  | (35,834 | )
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 59 |
Net deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Net current deferred tax assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |
Net noncurrent deferred tax assets | 51 |  |  | 54 |
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 59 |
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,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 2,678 |  |  | $ | 2,127 |
Additions for tax positions of current year | 287 |  |  | 462 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 133 |  |  | 89 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior year | (134 | ) |  | — |
Balance at end of year | $ | 2,964 |  |  | $ | 2,678 |

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