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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Income (loss) before income taxes, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Domestic
$
82,282

 
$
(9,148
)
 
$
(31,863
)
Foreign
13,613

 
(42
)
 
(139
)
 
$
95,895

 
$
(9,190
)
 
$
(32,002
)
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The income tax provision (benefit) was as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
32,140

 
$
(853
)
 
$
(3,526
)
State
3,271

 
(331
)
 
160

Foreign
2,797

 

 
(1,041
)
 
38,208

 
(1,184
)
 
(4,407
)
Deferred
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
(1,904
)
 
(2,531
)
 
(2,721
)
State
(357
)
 
451

 
(229
)
Foreign
1,812

 

 

 
(449
)
 
(2,080
)
 
(2,950
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
$
37,759

 
$
(3,264
)
 
$
(7,357
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to pre-tax income (loss) as a result of the following:
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Nondeductible goodwill impairment

 

 
(12.8
)
Foreign taxes, net
(0.2
)
 
(0.2
)
 
1.6

State taxes, net
1.9

 
(0.7
)
 
(0.1
)
Other, net
2.7

 
1.4

 
(0.7
)
Effective tax rate
39.4
 %
 
35.5
 %
 
23.0
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010, are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
$
815

 
$
9,755

Pension
15,412

 
9,022

Unrealized loss on investments
5,118

 
7,719

Inventory
6,621

 
5,514

Warranty
6,707

 
4,365

Employee benefits and related costs
4,259

 
3,369

Allowance for bad debts
3,147

 
1,991

EPA reserve
549

 
703

Other
7,518

 
5,987

Deferred tax assets
50,146

 
48,425

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Fixed assets
(62,062
)
 
(34,049
)
Deferred tax liabilities
(62,062
)
 
(34,049
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
(11,916
)
 
$
14,376