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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INCOME TAXES

Schedule of components of income before income taxes

 The components of income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

		2010			2011			2012
Domestic		$	39,958		$	28,397		$	73,077
Foreign			17,231			14,069			18,547
Total		$	57,189		$	42,466		$	91,624

Schedule of reconciliation from the tax computed at statutory income tax rates to the Company's income tax expense

 The following is a reconciliation from the tax computed at statutory income tax rates to the Company's income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (in thousands):

		2010			2011			2012
Tax computed at statutory U.S. federal income tax rates		$	20,050		$	14,863		$	32,068
Income taxes in excess (below) statutory U.S. tax rates:
Guyana			3,351			2,096			812
Bermuda and Turks & Caicos			1,535			2,854			503
Valuation allowance			5,250			—			832
Bargain purchase gain			(9,458	)		—			—
Foreign tax reserve			(125	)		556			2,359
State taxes			(21	)		149			2,352
Research and development credit			—			(62	)		(1,024	)
Other, net			(975	)		113			555
Income tax expense		$	19,607		$	20,569		$	38,457

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

		2010			2011			2012
Current:
United States—Federal		$	6,517		$	(19,716	)	$	18,917
United States—State			1,654			(16	)		1,085
Foreign			11,784			12,721			11,099
Total current income tax expense (benefit)			19,955			(7,011	)	$	31,101
Deferred:
United States—Federal			2,333			29,553			6,124
United States—State			(1,467	)		197			1,769
Foreign			(1,214	)		(2,170	)		(537	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)			(348	)		27,580			7,356
Total income tax expense		$	19,607		$	20,569		$	38,457
Consolidated:
United States—Federal		$	8,850		$	9,837		$	25,041
United States—State			187			181			2,854
Foreign			10,570			10,551			10,562
Total income tax expense		$	19,607		$	20,569		$	38,457

Schedule of significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows as of December 31, 2011 and 2012 (in thousands):

		2011			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Receivables reserve		$	4,852		$	4,589
Temporary differences not currently deductible for tax			9,910			12,540
Deferred compensation			1,376			1,851
Foreign tax credit carryforwards			16,755			15,395
Interest rate swap			4,535			4,457
Net operating losses			9,719			1,732
Tax credits			62			—
Pension benefits			640			—
Valuation allowance			(17,315	)		(16,788	)
Total deferred tax asset		$	30,534			23,776
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	55,762		$	58,521
Intangible assets, net			39,477			38,034
Market discount			2,280			2,280
Pension			—			598
Total deferred tax liabilities			97,519			99,433
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	66,985		$	75,657

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

 Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):

		2011			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Current		$	21,921		$	8,349
Long term			—			—
Total deferred tax asset		$	21,921		$	8,349
Deferred tax liabilities:
Current		$	—		$	—
Long term			88,906			84,006
Total deferred tax liabilities		$	88,906		$	84,006
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	66,985		$	75,657

Schedule of activity related to unrecognized tax benefits

The following shows the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits during the three years ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2009		$	5,507
Increase in uncertain tax positions			1,030
Lapse in statute of limitations			(125	)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2010			6,412
Increase in uncertain tax positions			590
Lapse in statute of limitations			(50	)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2011			6,952
Increase in uncertain tax positions			3,384
Lapse in statute of limitations			—
Gross unrecognized uncertain tax benefits at December 31, 2012		$	10,336

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