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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

As of December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 

Current:

                       

Federal

  $ 4,859     $ 6,207     $ 8,058  

State and local

    657       1,265       1,021  
      5,516       7,472       9,079  

Deferred

    (2,566 )     (2,195 )     (1,217 )

Income tax provision

  $ 2,950     $ 5,277     $ 7,862  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

2014

   

2013

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Inventory (excluding LIFO reserve)

  $ 2,881     $ 2,588  

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards

    2,971       3,044  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    519       585  

Accrued expenses

    7,642       7,459  

Other

    83       83  
      14,096       13,759  

Valuation reserve

    (1,381 )     (1,298 )

Total deferred tax assets

    12,715       12,461  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

LIFO reserve

    (6,049 )     (6,213 )

Property and equipment

    (22,684 )     (24,339 )

Intangibles

    (14,930 )     (15,259 )

Other

    24       (24 )

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (43,639 )     (45,835 )

Deferred tax liabilities, net

  $ (30,924 )   $ (33,374 )
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 
                         

Balance as of January 1

  $ 75     $ 112     $ 75  

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

    (17 )     (37 )     -  

Increases related to current year tax positions

    13       25       61  

Decreases related to lapsing of statute of limitations

    (13 )     (25 )     (24 )

Balance as of December 31

  $ 58     $ 75     $ 112  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 

U.S. federal statutory rate

    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %

State and local taxes, net of federal benefit

    (1.6 %)     3.0 %     6.9 %

Goodwill impairment

    (52.0 %)     -       22.7 %

Valuation allowance

    -       -       8.5 %

Change in unrecognized tax benefits

    (0.1 %)     (0.2 %)     -  

All other, net

    0.4 %     3.0 %     4.4 %

Effective income tax rate

    (18.3 %)     40.8 %     77.5 %