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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Components of current and deferred federal and state income tax for continuing operations
The components of current and deferred federal and state income tax expense (benefit) for continuing operations for the years ended December 31, consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
2012
  
2011
  
2010
 
Federal income tax (benefit) expense - current
 
$
(2,107
)
 
$
2,043
  
$
112
 
Federal income tax expense - deferred
  
11
   
1,938
   
218
 
State income tax expense (benefit) - current
  
191
   
92
   
(85
)
State income tax (benefit) expense - deferred
  
(246
)
  
5
   
(10
)
Total income tax expense (benefit)
 
$
(2,151
)
 
$
4,078
  
$
235
 

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
We had temporary differences and net operating loss carry forwards from both our continuing and discontinued operations, which gave rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, as follows (in thousands):

Deferred tax assets:
 
2012
  
2011
 
Net operating losses
 
$
4,612
  
$
4,425
 
Environmental and closure reserves
  
4,740
   
5,047
 
Impairment of assets
  
505
   
505
 
Investment
  
(59
)
  
197
 
Other
  
3,798
   
4,513
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Depreciation and amortization
  
(7,875
)
  
(8,936
)
Prepaid expenses
  
(16
)
  
(46
)
 
  
5,705
   
5,705
 
Valuation allowance
  
(5,729
)
  
(6,428
)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
  
(24
)
  
(723
)

Overall reconciliation between the expected tax benefit and the provision for income taxes
An overall reconciliation between the expected tax expense (benefit) using the federal statutory rate of 34% and the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations as reported in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations is provided below.

 
 
2012
  
2011
  
2010
 
Tax (benefit) expense at statutory rate
 
$
(1,847
)
 
$
3,557
  
$
1,740
 
State tax (benefit) expense, net of federal benefit
  
(131
)
  
53
   
(56
)
Previously unrecorded state tax benefit
  
   
   
(173
)
Permanent items
  
110
   
150
   
61
 
Other
  
(100
)
  
355
   
(1,325
)
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance
  
(183
)
  
(37
)
  
(12
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
 
$
(2,151
)
 
$
4,078
  
$
235