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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Components of income tax expense related to certain of our continuing operations conducted through separate taxable wholly owned corporate subsidiaries were as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(Thousands of Dollars)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
$
3,741

 
$
4,515

 
$
3,117

Foreign
1,489

 
4,658

 
6,335

Foreign withholding tax
101

 
192

 
479

Total current
5,331

 
9,365

 
9,931

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
(490
)
 
1,403

 
1,468

Foreign
(168
)
 
394

 
(1,065
)
Foreign withholding tax
182

 
246

 
(397
)
Total deferred
(476
)
 
2,043

 
6

 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: amounts reported in discontinued operations
101

 
1,251

 
2,164

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
$
4,754

 
$
10,157

 
$
7,773


Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The tax effects of significant temporary differences representing deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Thousands of Dollars)
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating losses
$
26,081

 
$
21,009

Employee benefits
372

 
362

Environmental and legal reserves
267

 
239

Allowance for bad debt

 
1,970

Capital loss
3,870

 

Other
328

 
1,796

Total deferred income tax assets
30,918

 
25,376

Less: Valuation allowance
(17,743
)
 
(12,442
)
Net deferred income tax assets
13,175

 
12,934

 
 
 
 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(25,169
)
 
(25,128
)
Foreign withholding tax
(433
)
 
(234
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(25,602
)
 
(25,362
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred income tax liability
$
(12,427
)
 
$
(12,428
)
 
 
 
 
Reported on the consolidated balance sheets as:
 
 
 
Deferred income tax liability
$
(12,427
)
 
$
(12,428
)