v2.4.1.9
INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of income before taxes

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(In millions) 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

United States operations

 

$

41.8 

 

$

210.1 

 

$

175.9 

 

Foreign operations

 

 

15.9 

 

 

31.5 

 

 

1.8 

 

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Total

 

$

57.7 

 

$

241.6 

 

$

177.7 

 

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Schedule of provision for income taxes

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(In millions) 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Current income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

20.7

 

$

106.2

 

$

63.5

 

State

 

 

3.9

 

 

14.9

 

 

6.7

 

Foreign

 

 

(0.2

)

 

7.8

 

 

(4.5

)

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Total current

 

 

24.4

 

 

128.9

 

 

65.7

 

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Deferred income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(14.5

)

 

(49.0

)

 

(11.7

)

State

 

 

(0.8

)

 

(2.0

)

 

3.2

 

Foreign

 

 

(1.6

)

 

(4.3

)

 

-  

 

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Total deferred

 

 

(16.9

)

 

(55.3

)

 

(8.5

)

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Provision for income taxes

 

$

7.5

 

$

73.6

 

$

57.2

 

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Reconciliation of the effective income tax rate and the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

U.S. statutory federal income tax rate

 

 

35.0

%

 

35.0

%

 

35.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

3.5

 

 

3.5

 

 

3.7

 

Difference between U.S. and foreign tax rates

 

 

(3.0

)

 

0.1

 

 

-

 

Tax credits

 

 

(3.4

)

 

(0.7

)

 

(1.3

)

Domestic manufacturing deduction

 

 

(7.9

)

 

(4.7

)

 

(2.8

)

Percentage depletion

 

 

(6.8

)

 

(1.5

)

 

(0.4

)

Net change in unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

(16.0

)

 

(1.2

)

 

(3.5

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

2.8

 

 

(0.3

)

 

0.3

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

2.5

 

 

2.6

 

 

-

 

Non-deductible interest

 

 

1.7

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Capitalized acquisition costs

 

 

-

 

 

0.1

 

 

2.1

 

Other, net

 

 

4.6

 

 

(2.4

)

 

(0.9

)

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Effective income tax rate

 

 

13.0

%

 

30.5

%

 

32.2

%

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Schedule of major items of net deferred tax liability

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

As of December 31,

 

(In millions) 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

35.1

 

$

47.5

 

Employee compensation

 

 

20.2

 

 

17.8

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

24.2

 

 

16.8

 

Tax credits

 

 

24.9

 

 

29.6

 

Environmental

 

 

15.4

 

 

19.1

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

39.1

 

 

36.9

 

Pension

 

 

96.3

 

 

40.6

 

Other deferred tax assets

 

 

21.2

 

 

7.0

 

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Total deferred tax assets

 

 

276.4

 

 

215.3

 

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Valuation allowance

 

 

(86.6

)

 

(93.0

)

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Total deferred tax assets

 

 

189.8

 

 

122.3

 

Deferred tax liability:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(391.8

)

 

(381.8

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(392.6

)

 

(416.3

)

Inventories

 

 

(11.1

)

 

(10.1

)

Debt restructuring

 

 

(29.3

)

 

(39.2

)

Foreign outside basis difference

 

 

(68.2

)

 

(78.8

)

Other

 

 

(15.2

)

 

(21.7

)

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Total deferred tax liability

 

 

(908.2

)

 

(947.9

)

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Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(718.4

)

$

(825.6

)

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Schedule of jurisdictional amount of NOLs and the years in which they will expire

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Jurisdiction (in millions) 

 

NOL
Amount

 

Year of
Expiration

U.S. State

 

$

55.5 

 

2021-2034

Canada federal

 

 

154.9 

 

2032

Canada provincial

 

 

265.3 

 

2032

 

Schedule of tax credits that expire over varying amounts and periods

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Jurisdiction (in millions) 

 

Tax credit
Carryover Amount

 

Year of
Expiration

U.S. state tax credits (gross of federal benefit)

 

$

19.9 

 

Indefinite

U.S. foreign income tax credits

 

 

1.2 

 

2023

Canadian income tax credits

 

 

10.8 

 

2017-2034

 

Schedule of the tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdiction

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Tax Jurisdiction

 

Open Years

United States Federal

 

2011-2014

Canada

 

2009-2014

Various states

 

2006-2014

Taiwan

 

2013-2014

 

Reconciliation of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

(In millions) 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

Balance as of beginning of the year

 

$

16.3

 

$

18.5

 

$

22.1

 

 

Additions for current year tax positions

 

 

0.3

 

 

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

 

Additions for prior year tax positions

 

 

1.0

 

 

1.2

 

 

0.8

 

 

Reductions for prior year tax positions

 

 

(4.0

)

 

(0.2

)

 

(2.1

)

 

Reductions related to expirations of statute of limitations

 

 

(2.8

)

 

(2.5

)

 

(2.9

)

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(0.8

)

 

(0.9

)

 

0.4

 

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Balance as of the end of the year

 

$

10.0

 

$

16.3

 

$

18.5

 

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