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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes was derived from the following sources:

 

     2015      2014      2013  

United States

   $ 4,421       $ 11,810       $ 16,388   

Foreign

     7,285         9,600         15,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,706       $ 21,410       $ 31,794   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Components of Income Taxes

The components of income taxes for the year ended December 31 are as follows:

 

     2015      2014      2013  

Current

        

Federal

   $ 2,679       $ 4,718       $ 6,308   

Foreign

     2,951         5,081         5,018   

State and local

     345         447         986   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,975         10,246         12,312   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred

        

Federal

     (611      (425      (1,081

Foreign

     (309      (1,110      157   

State and local

     (24      (162      (181
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (944      (1,697      (1,105
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income taxes

   $ 5,031       $ 8,549       $ 11,207   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Differences Between the Provision for Income Taxes at the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate and the Tax

The differences between the provision for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate and the tax shown in the Statements of Consolidated Income for the year ended December 31 are summarized as follows:

 

     2015     2014     2013  

U. S. federal statutory tax rate

     35     35     35

Federal tax at statutory rate

   $ 4,097      $ 7,494      $ 11,128   

State and local taxes, net of federal benefit

     89        290        583   

U.S. federal permanent items

     251        208        124   

Domestic production activities deduction

     (321     (536     (372

Foreign earnings and related tax credits

     700        700        701   

Non-U.S. tax rate variances

     (685     (1,313     (1,467

Unrecognized tax benefits

     (768     186        (770

Valuation allowance

     1,754        1,925        1,091   

Tax credits

     (212     (184     (453

Other, net

     126        (221     642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,031      $ 8,549      $ 11,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Tax Effects of Temporary Differences That Give Rise to the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 are as follows:

 

     2015      2014  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Accrued compensation and benefits

   $ 1,199       $ 1,358   

Inventory valuation reserves

     3,080         2,849   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     335         316   

Benefit plan reserves

     10,878         11,331   

Net operating loss carryforwards

     3,851         2,751   

Tax credit carryforwards

     534         745   

Other accrued expenses

     2,350         2,226   

Unrealized foreign exchange

     3,179         1,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

     25,406         23,381   

Valuation allowance

     (5,209      (3,614
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     20,197         19,767   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Depreciation and other basis differences

     (5,841      (5,814

Intangibles

     (2,959      (3,706

Undistributed foreign earnings

     (1,094      (444

Other

     (67      (65
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

     (9,961      (10,029
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 10,236       $ 9,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     2015      2014  

Change in net deferred tax assets:

     

Deferred income tax benefit

   $ 944       $ 1,697   

Items of other comprehensive income (loss)

     (464      3,109   

Currency translation

     18         140   

Deferred tax balances from business acquisition

     0         (2,025
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total change in net deferred tax assets

   $ 498       $ 2,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Interest and Penalties

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for the year ended December 31:

 

     2015      2014      2013  

Balance at January 1

   $ 794       $ 608       $ 1,361   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     0         186         0   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (616      0         (588

Expiration of statutes of limitations

     0         0         (165
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

   $ 178       $ 794       $ 608