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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Components of provision (benefit) for income taxes
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are summarized below (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2014
2013
2012
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
 
$
 
$
 
State
 
2
 
 
13
 
 
(113
)
Foreign
 
213
 
 
175
 
 
966
 
Total current
 
215
 
 
188
 
 
853
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
 
 
 
 
 
State
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total deferred
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net provision for income taxes
$
215
 
$
188
 
$
853
 
Reconciliation of effective income tax rates and U.S. statutory federal income tax rate

A reconciliation of the effective income tax rates and the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate is summarized below:

Years Ended December 31,
2014
2013
2012
Statutory federal income tax rate
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(1.0
)
Change in valuation allowance
 
(695.8
)
 
(111.8
)
 
23.3
 
Stock compensation
 
(26.3
)
 
(1.4
)
 
1.5
 
Foreign rate differences
 
758.6
 
 
85.3
 
 
(72.5
)
Dividend from PRC investee
 
(169.8
)
 
(19.6
)
 
30.1
 
Net loss from privately-held PRC investments
 
45.6
 
 
2.5
 
 
(2.6
)
Other
 
14.4
 
 
7.3
 
 
(1.6
)
Effective tax rate
 
(38.5
%)
 
(2.8
%)
 
12.2
%
Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized below (in thousands):

As of December 31,
2014
2013
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss
$
55,654
 
$
51,818
 
Accruals and reserves not yet deductible
 
4,517
 
 
4,985
 
Credits
 
1,488
 
 
1,488
 
 
61,659
 
 
58,291
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation of investment portfolio
 
 
 
(288
)
 
 
 
(288
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
61,659
 
 
58,003
 
Valuation allowance
 
(61,659
)
 
(58,003
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
 
$
 
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of the gross unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Gross unrecognized tax benefits balance as of December 31, 2013
$
16,403
 
Add:
 
 
 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
 
 
Additions for tax positions of prior years
 
 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits balance as of December 31, 2014
$
16,403