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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
INCOME TAXES |
Schedule of components of income before income taxes | The components of income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Domestic | ​ | $ | (17,689) | ​ | $ | (15,661) | ​ | $ | 28,917 | ​
Foreign | ​ |  | 17,782 | ​ |  | 21,733 | ​ |  | 24,825 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 93 | ​ | $ | 6,072 | ​ | $ | 53,742 | ​
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, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Tax computed at statutory US federal income tax rates | ​ | $ | 20 | ​ | $ | 1,275 | ​ | $ | 11,286 | ​
Non-controlling interest | ​ | ​ | (851) | ​ | ​ | (648) | ​ | ​ | (1,114) | ​
Foreign tax rate differential | ​ | ​ | 1,866 | ​ | ​ | (1,769) | ​ | ​ | (2,662) | ​
Over (under) provided in prior periods | ​ |  | (520) | ​ |  | (244) | ​ |  | (4,683) | ​
Nondeductible expenses | ​ |  | 1,504 | ​ |  | 3,781 | ​ |  | 1,610 | ​
Benefit Attributable CARES Act | ​ |  | (3,064) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​
Capitalized transactions costs | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 19 | ​ |  | 62 | ​
Change in tax reserves | ​ | ​ | 2,148 | ​ | ​ | 3,883 | ​ | ​ | 10,657 | ​
State Taxes, net of federal benefit | ​ |  | (409) | ​ |  | (429) | ​ |  | 1,674 | ​
Change in valuation allowance | ​ |  | 33 | ​ |  | (35) | ​ |  | 1,539 | ​
Investment Tax Credit | ​ | ​ | 84 | ​ | ​ | (1,215) | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Refund Claim for Domestic Production Deduction | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 235 | ​
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (148) | ​
Capital loss | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 15 | ​
Deferred income tax revaluation | ​ | ​ | (10) | ​ | ​ | (513) | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Other, net | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 399 | ​
Total Income Tax Expense | ​ | $ | 801 | ​ | $ | 4,105 | ​ | $ | 18,870 | ​
Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit) | The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
\ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 | ​
Current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
United States—Federal | ​ | $ | 504 | ​ | $ | (1,559) | ​ | $ | 24,546 | ​
United States—State | ​ |  | 3 | ​ |  | (336) | ​ |  | 4,506 | ​
Foreign | ​ |  | 7,611 | ​ |  | 8,192 | ​ |  | 13,060 | ​
Total current income tax expense | ​ | $ | 8,118 | ​ | $ | 6,297 | ​ | $ | 42,112 | ​
Deferred: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
United States—Federal | ​ | $ | (6,527) | ​ | $ | (1,805) | ​ | $ | (17,947) | ​
United States—State | ​ |  | (413) | ​ |  | (93) | ​ |  | (2,832) | ​
Foreign | ​ |  | (377) | ​ |  | (294) | ​ |  | (2,463) | ​
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | ​ | $ | (7,317) | ​ | $ | (2,192) | ​ | $ | (23,242) | ​
Consolidated: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
United States—Federal | ​ | $ | (6,023) | ​ | $ | (3,364) | ​ | $ | 6,599 | ​
United States—State | ​ |  | (410) | ​ |  | (429) | ​ |  | 1,674 | ​
Foreign | ​ |  | 7,234 | ​ |  | 7,898 | ​ |  | 10,597 | ​
Total income tax expense (benefit) | ​ | $ | 801 | ​ | $ | 4,105 | ​ | $ | 18,870 | ​
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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, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
Deferred tax assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Accounts receivable and inventory allowances | ​ | $ | 1,972 | ​ | $ | 1,603 | ​
Basis in investments | ​ |  | 7,512 | ​ |  | 6,937 | ​
Accrued expenses | ​ |  | 4,701 | ​ |  | 5,923 | ​
Deferred revenue | ​ |  | 3,141 | ​ |  | 2,864 | ​
Employee benefits | ​ |  | 4,363 | ​ |  | 3,559 | ​
Other, net | ​ |  | 744 | ​ |  | — | ​
Net operating losses | ​ | ​ | 26,582 | ​ | ​ | 40,491 | ​
Tax Credits | ​ | ​ | 1,997 | ​ | ​ | 2,726 | ​
Operating lease liability | ​ | ​ | 14,648 | ​ | ​ | 15,869 | ​
Total deferred tax asset | ​ |  | 65,660 | ​ |  | 79,972 | ​
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Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Acquired intangible assets, property and equipment | ​ | ​ | 26,736 | ​ | ​ | 30,419 | ​
Right-of-use asset | ​ | ​ | 14,594 | ​ | ​ | 15,869 | ​
Prepaid expense | ​ |  | 209 | ​ |  | 181 | ​
Other, net | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 195 | ​
Total deferred tax liabilities | ​ |  | 41,539 | ​ |  | 46,664 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Valuation allowance | ​ |  | (31,014) | ​ |  | (39,406) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net deferred tax liabilities | ​ | $ | (6,893) | ​ | $ | (6,098) | ​
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
Deferred tax assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Long term | ​ | $ | 3,782 | ​ | $ | 2,582 | ​
Total deferred tax asset | ​ | $ | 3,782 | ​ | $ | 2,582 | ​
Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Long term | ​ | $ | (10,675) | ​ | $ | (8,680) | ​
Total deferred tax liabilities | ​ | $ | (10,675) | ​ | $ | (8,680) | ​
Net deferred tax liabilities | ​ | $ | (6,893) | ​ | $ | (6,098) | ​
Schedule of activity related to unrecognized tax benefits | The following shows the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits (not including interest and penalty) during the three years ended December 31, 2020 (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Gross unrecognized uncertain tax benefits at December 31, 2017 |  | ​ | 20,961
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits taken during a prior period | ​ | ​ | 7,293
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits taken during the current period |  | ​ | 3,408
Lapse in statute of limitations |  | ​ | (1,430)
Settlements | ​ | ​ | —
Gross unrecognized uncertain tax benefits at December 31, 2018 | ​ | ​ | 30,232
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits taken during a prior period | ​ | ​ | —
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits taken during the current period |  | ​ | 3,383
Lapse in statute of limitations |  | ​ | (933)
Settlements | ​ | ​ | —
Gross unrecognized uncertain tax benefits at December 31, 2019 | ​ | $ | 32,682
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits taken during a prior period | ​ | ​ | —
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits taken during the current period | ​ | ​ | 2,964
Lapse in statute of limitations | ​ | ​ | (1,768)
Settlements | ​ | ​ | —
Gross unrecognized uncertain tax benefits at December 31, 2020 | ​ | $ | 33,878
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