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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Components of Income before Income Taxes | The components of income before income taxes, equity in earnings and extraordinary item are as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Domestic |  | $ | 10,251 |  |  | $ | 26,470 |  |  | $ | 20,609 |
Foreign |  |  | 3,611 |  |  |  | (3,233 | ) |  |  | (535 | )
Total income before income taxes and equity in earnings |  | $ | 13,862 |  |  | $ | 23,237 |  |  | $ | 20,074 |
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes (before equity in earnings) consists of:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 4,709 |  |  | $ | 8,996 |  |  | $ | 6,691 |
State and local |  |  | 1,284 |  |  |  | 1,707 |  |  |  | 761 |
Foreign |  |  | 1,691 |  |  |  | 747 |  |  |  | 503 |
Deferred |  |  | (1,859 | ) |  |  | (2,275 | ) |  |  | (2,747 | )
Income tax provision |  | $ | 5,825 |  |  | $ | 9,175 |  |  | $ | 5,208 |
Significant Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets | Significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred rent expense |  | $ | 3,686 |  |  | $ | 3,694 |
Stock options |  |  | 3,348 |  |  |  | 3,237 |
Inventory |  |  | 1,312 |  |  |  | 1,317 |
Operating loss carry-forward |  |  | 2,073 |  |  |  | 2,140 |
Accounts receivable allowances |  |  | 406 |  |  |  | 192 |
Accrued compensation |  |  | 897 |  |  |  | 758 |
Other |  |  | 2,911 |  |  |  | 1,831 |
Total deferred income tax assets |  | $ | 14,633 |  |  | $ | 13,169 |
Significant Components of Net Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Asset | Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax (liability) asset are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | (3,461 | ) |  | $ | (3,826 | )
Intangibles |  |  | (12,549 | ) |  |  | (5,162 | )
Equity in earnings |  |  | (504 | ) |  |  | (805 | )
Total deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | (16,514 | ) |  |  | (9,793 | )
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset |  |  | (1,881 | ) |  |  | 3,376 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (1,897 | ) |  |  | (1,213 | )
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset |  | $ | (3,778 | ) |  | $ | 2,163 |
Difference between Provision for Income Taxes and Amount Computed by Applying Federal Statutory Rates | The provision for income taxes (before equity in earnings) differs from the amounts computed by applying the applicable federal statutory rates as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Provision for federal income taxes at the statutory rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
Increases (decreases): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | 3.2 |
Foreign rate differences |  |  | (2.7 | ) |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  |  | (1.8 | )
Non-deductible expenses |  |  | 6.4 |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 1.2 |
Reduction of deferred tax liabilities related to the prior year |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11.6 | )
Other |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | (2.7 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Provision for income taxes |  |  | 42.0 | % |  |  | 39.5 | % |  |  | 25.9 | %
Estimated Values of Gross Uncertain Tax Positions | The estimated values of the Company’s gross uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are liabilities of $572,000, $351,000 and $301,000, respectively, and consist of the following:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | (351 | ) |  | $ | (301 | ) |  | $ | (134 | )
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | — |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | (164 | ) |  |  | (167 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31 |  | $ | (572 | ) |  | $ | (351 | ) |  | $ | (301 | )

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