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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Provision for Benefit from Income Taxes from Operations | The provision for (benefit from) income taxes from operations consisted of the following:
| Year ended December 31 |  |
In thousands | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |
Current taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | (1,961 | ) |  |  | $ | 2,216 |  |  |  | $ | 5,047 |  |
State |  | 64 |  |  |  |  | (1,112 | ) |  |  |  | (1,680 | ) |
Foreign |  | 14,292 |  |  |  |  | 10,203 |  |  |  |  | 12,536 |  |
|  | 12,395 |  |  |  |  | 11,307 |  |  |  |  | 15,903 |  |
Deferred taxes and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 11,662 |  |  |  |  | (24,411 | ) |  |  |  | (7,287 | ) |
State |  | 3,388 |  |  |  |  | (1,723 | ) |  |  |  | 564 |  |
Foreign |  | 3,976 |  |  |  |  | 4,079 |  |  |  |  | 4,821 |  |
|  | 19,026 |  |  |  |  | (22,055 | ) |  |  |  | (1,902 | ) |
Income tax provision (benefit) | $ | 31,421 |  |  |  | $ | (10,748 | ) |  |  | $ | 14,001 |  |
Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Pretax Income (Loss) from Operations | The following are the domestic and foreign components of pretax income (loss) from operations:
| Year ended December 31 |  |
In thousands | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |
United States | $ | (40,920 | ) |  |  | $ | (63,315 | ) |  |  | $ | 2,382 |  |
Foreign |  | 80,255 |  |  |  |  | 74,121 |  |  |  |  | 76,194 |  |
Total pretax income | $ | 39,335 |  |  |  | $ | 10,806 |  |  |  | $ | 78,576 |  |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate | A reconciliation between the income tax provision, computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to income before income taxes, and the actual income tax provision is as follows:
| Year ended December 31 |  |
| 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate |  | 35.0 | % |  |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  |  | 35.0 | % |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  | 0.4 |  |  |  |  | (15.0 | ) |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |
Foreign income tax rate differential |  | (28.7 | ) |  |  |  | (96.3 | ) |  |  |  | (8.6 | ) |
Rate changes due to enacted legislation |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  |  | (6.7 | ) |  |  |  | — |  |
Tax effect of credits |  | (16.1 | ) |  |  |  | (30.3 | ) |  |  |  | (1.9 | ) |
Provision for (resolution of ) tax matters |  | 16.9 |  |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  |  | (2.1 | ) |
State benefit due to enacted legislation |  | (4.1 | ) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |
Effect of U.S. tax law change (1) |  | 53.2 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |
Valuation allowance |  | 23.3 |  |  |  |  | 7.1 |  |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |
Permanent differences on non-U.S. earnings |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (4.4 | ) |
Other |  | 0.6 |  |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  |  | (0.9 | ) |
Actual tax rate |  | 79.9 | % |  |  |  | (99.5 | )% |  |  |  | 17.8 | % |
| (1) | Due to the TCJA which was enacted in December 2017, provisional mandatory transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings was accrued as of December 31, 2017. Our U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 were re-measured from 35% to 21%.
The provisional effects of the TCJA are $39.0 million of deferred income tax expense, including a $6.8 million reversal of a valuation allowance, and $18.1 million of deferred income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The sources of deferred income taxes were as follows at December 31:
In thousands | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |
Reserves | $ | 3,145 |  |  |  | $ | 4,625 |  |
Environmental |  | 11,189 |  |  |  |  | 20,868 |  |
Compensation |  | 6,782 |  |  |  |  | 8,950 |  |
Post-retirement benefits |  | 12,570 |  |  |  |  | 18,318 |  |
Research & development expenses |  | 6,787 |  |  |  |  | 6,949 |  |
Inventories |  | 1,891 |  |  |  |  | 1,464 |  |
Tax carryforwards |  | 21,988 |  |  |  |  | 14,438 |  |
Other |  | 2,106 |  |  |  |  | 993 |  |
Deferred tax assets |  | 66,458 |  |  |  |  | 76,605 |  |
Valuation allowance |  | (7,405 | ) |  |  |  | (4,066 | ) |
Net deferred tax assets |  | 59,053 |  |  |  |  | 72,539 |  |
Property |  | (98,809 | ) |  |  |  | (81,837 | ) |
Intangible assets |  | (17,647 | ) |  |  |  | (16,561 | ) |
Pension |  | (21,941 | ) |  |  |  | (29,041 | ) |
Other |  | (4,110 | ) |  |  |  | — |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (142,507 | ) |  |  |  | (127,439 | ) |
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (83,454 | ) |  |  | $ | (54,900 | ) |
Schedule of Non-Current Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Balance Sheet Captions | Non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the following balance sheet captions:
| December 31 |  |
In thousands | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |
Other assets | $ | 117 |  |  |  | $ | 95 |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | 83,571 |  |  |  |  | 54,995 |  |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefit | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
In millions | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |
Balance at January 1 | $ | 14.2 |  |  |  | $ | 12.2 |  |  |  | $ | 14.9 |  |
Increases in tax positions for prior years |  | 1.7 |  |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Decreases in tax positions for prior years |  | — |  |  |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  |  | (4.3 | ) |
Increases in tax positions for current year |  | 11.9 |  |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |
Settlements |  | — |  |  |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Lapse in statutes of limitation |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  |  | (0.3 | ) |
Balance at December 31 | $ | 26.9 |  |  |  | $ | 14.2 |  |  |  | $ | 12.2 |  |
Summary of Tax Years that Remain Subject to Examination by Major Jurisdiction | The following table summarizes tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction:
| Open Tax Years |
Jurisdiction | Examinations not yet initiated |  |  | Examination in progress |
United States |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 2014 - 2017 |  |  | N/A |
State | 2013 - 2017 |  |  | 2014 |
Canada(1) | 2010-2013; 2017 |  |  | 2014 - 2016 |
Germany(1) | 2016 - 2017 |  |  | 2011 - 2015 |
France | 2015 - 2017 |  |  | 2012 |
United Kingdom | 2016 - 2017 |  |  | N/A |
Philippines | 2015, 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
(1) | includes provincial or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable.
Summary of Information Related to Interest and Penalties on Uncertain Tax Positions | The following table summarizes information related to interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions:
| As of or for the year ended December 31, |  |
In millions | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |
Accrued interest payable | $ | 0.8 |  |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |
Interest expense (income) |  | 0.3 |  |  |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | – |  |
Penalties | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |

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