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Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
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