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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
United States and Foreign Components of Consolidated Loss Before Income Taxes

U.S and foreign components of consolidated loss before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Loss before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

(57,925

)

 

$

(63,246

)

 

$

(59,897

)

Foreign

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

515

 

 

 

358

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(56,698

)

 

$

(62,731

)

 

$

(59,539

)

 

Provision Benefit for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Provision for income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

$

181

 

 

$

147

 

 

$

147

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current

 

 

181

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

147

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

3,659

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

(3,750

)

State

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

(68

)

Total deferred

 

 

3,706

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

(3,818

)

Provision (benefit)  for income taxes

 

$

3,887

 

 

$

175

 

 

$

(3,671

)

 

Difference Between Provision for Income Taxes and Amounts Computed by Applying Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Loss before Taxes

The difference between the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to loss before taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Federal statutory tax

 

$

(19,277

)

 

$

(21,329

)

 

$

(20,243

)

Tax Act revaluation of deferred taxes

 

 

81,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Act deemed income inclusion

 

 

1,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal research credits

 

 

(1,000

)

 

 

(809

)

 

 

(838

)

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,565

)

Expiration of federal loss carryovers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,337

 

Expiration of California loss carryovers

 

 

1,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(59,462

)

 

 

3,940

 

 

 

11,754

 

Non-deductible stock based compensation

 

 

1,382

 

 

 

484

 

 

 

449

 

Change in state apportionment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,085

 

Revision to prior year items

 

 

 

 

 

17,200

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(2,237

)

 

 

689

 

 

 

1,350

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

$

3,887

 

 

$

175

 

 

$

(3,671

)

 

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016, were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

117,028

 

 

$

176,490

 

Research and development credit carryforwards

 

 

25,061

 

 

 

22,128

 

Capitalized research and development

 

 

17,195

 

 

 

22,575

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

7,011

 

 

 

8,242

 

Other

 

 

3,116

 

 

 

3,184

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

169,411

 

 

 

232,619

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(169,332

)

 

 

(228,794

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

79

 

 

$

3,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investments

 

$

 

 

$

3,825

 

Amortization of goodwill

 

 

111

 

 

 

150

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

$

111

 

 

$

3,975

 

 

Gross Amounts and Dates of Expiration of Tax Credits and Carryovers

The Company's tax losses and credits are subject to varying carryforward periods. The gross amounts and dates of expiration of the significant carryforwards are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires

 

 

Expires

 

 

Expires

 

 

No

 

 

 

Total

 

 

2018-2020

 

 

2021-2027

 

 

2028-2037

 

 

Expiration

 

Federal losses carryovers

 

$

531,303

 

 

$

74,073

 

 

$

145,248

 

 

$

311,982

 

 

$

 

California loss carryovers

 

 

73,860

 

 

 

19,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,617

 

 

 

 

Federal research credits

 

 

17,642

 

 

 

3,262

 

 

 

9,866

 

 

 

4,514

 

 

 

 

California research credits

 

 

9,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,391

 

Federal foreign tax credits

 

 

610

 

 

 

 

 

 

610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period

 

$

10,836

 

 

$

 

Increases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

19

 

 

 

10,691

 

Increases related to current year tax positions

 

 

207

 

 

 

145

 

Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period

 

$

11,062

 

 

$

10,836