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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Pretax Earnings (Loss) | Pretax earnings (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were taxed in the following jurisdictions:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Domestic |  | $ | 648 |  |  | $ | (807 | ) |  | $ | (500 | )
Foreign |  |  | (1,142 | ) |  |  | (1,788 | ) |  |  | (641 | )
|  | $ | (494 | ) |  | $ | (2,595 | ) |  | $ | (1,141 | )
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes | The provision (benefit) for income taxes in each of 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 67 |
Foreign |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (409 | ) |  |  | (166 | )
|  |  | 91 |  |  |  | (348 | ) |  |  | (99 | )
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | (171 | ) |  |  | (178 | )
State |  |  | 87 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign |  |  | (251 | ) |  |  | (62 | ) |  |  | 22 |
|  |  | 52 |  |  |  | (233 | ) |  |  | (156 | )
|  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | (581 | ) |  | $ | (255 | )
Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) | Deferred tax assets (liabilities) were comprised of the following at December 31:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory |  | $ | 1,155 |  |  | $ | 1,187 |
Bad debt provision |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 49 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 109 |
Deferred credits |  |  | 1,280 |  |  |  | 1,281 |
Loss carryforwards |  |  | 1,031 |  |  |  | 1,054 |
Rent |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | 162 |
Other |  |  | 812 |  |  |  | 817 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 4,581 |  |  |  | 4,659 |
Less valuation allowance(2) |  |  | (1,369 | ) |  |  | (1,376 | )
|  |  | 3,212 |  |  |  | 3,283 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (61 | )
Unremitted earnings of foreign affiliates |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | (58 | )
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | (30 | )
Gross deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (137 | ) |  |  | (149 | )
Net deferred tax assets(1) |  | $ | 3,075 |  |  | $ | 3,134 |
(1) | $1,849,000 of the total deferred tax assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were included in current assets and $1,226,000 and $1,285,000 in 2013 and 2012 were included in other long-term assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) | The deferred tax valuation allowance decreased by $7,000 during 2013, $163,000 during 2012 and $15,000 during 2011.
Reconciliation between Actual Tax Expense (Benefit) and Expected Tax Expense (Benefit) | Set forth below is a reconciliation between actual tax expense (benefit) and expected tax expense (benefit) for the respective periods presented below:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Loss before income taxes |  | $ | (494 | ) |  | $ | (2,595 | ) |  | $ | (1,141 | )
Expected income tax expense at 34% |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | (882 | ) |  | $ | (388 | )
Difference in rates on earnings of foreign operations |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 80 |
Stock-based compensation and other nondeductible expenses |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 43 |
State taxes and credits (net of federal benefit) |  |  | 134 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 40 |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7 |
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Exclusion of earnings of foreign affiliates |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | (12 | )
Foreign dividend |  |  | — |  |  |  | 192 |  |  |  | — |
Shortfall on vested restricted shares that exceed pool of windfall tax benefits |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | (24 | )
Income tax provision (benefit) |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | (581 | ) |  | $ | (255 | )
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in thousands): |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 260 |
Additions for tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 3 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance as of December 31, |  | $ | 273 |  |  | $ | 263 |

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