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Income Tax Benefit/Expense (Tables)

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Income Tax Benefit/Expense (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

Income (loss) before income taxes is summarized below:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2011     2010  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

United States

   $ 52,422       $ (61,434 )   $ 1,865   

Foreign

     18,555         (3,978 )     9,640   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 70,977       $ (65,412 )   $ 11,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Summary of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) is summarized as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Current:

      

United States:

      

Federal

   $ 7,791      $ 17,168      $ (273 )

State

     733        1,264        184   

Foreign

     9,518        15,176        27,610   

Deferred:

      

United States:

      

Federal

     15,612        (46,694 )     (3,981 )

State

     4,296        1,864        1,459   

Foreign

     (4,071 )     (3,545 )     1,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 33,879      $ (14,767 )   $ 26,213   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Schedule of Income Tax Reconciliation from Federal Income Tax Statutory Rate

Total income tax expense differs from the amount computed by multiplying income before income taxes by the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate. The reasons for this difference are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  
     Amount     % of Pre-Tax
Income
    Amount     % of Pre-Tax
Income
    Amount     % of Pre-Tax
Income
 

Computed Expected Tax Expense

   $ 24,842        35 %   $ (22,894 )     35 %   $ 4,027        35 %

Foreign Taxes

     13,428        19 %     15,644        -24 %     18,951        165 %

Tax Effect Different From Statutory Rates

     (8,080 )     -11 %     (1,571 )     2 %     (7,996 )     -70 %

State Taxes, net of federal benefit

     4,757        7 %     2,689        -4 %     1,579        14 %

Foreign Tax Credits

     (1,867 )     -3 %     (14,595 )     22 %     (15,442 )     -134 %

Kazakhstan Tax Settlement

     —          0 %     (536 )     1 %     13,304        116 %

Mexico Tax Settlement

     —          0 %     —          0 %     1,022        9 %

Change in Valuation Allowance

     (1,662 )     -2 %     2,542        -4 %     506        4 %

Uncertain Tax Positions

     (6,814 )     -10 %     1,348        -2 %     983        9 %

Permanent Differences

     5,477        8 %     6,356        -10 %     6,003        52 %

Prior Year Return to Provision Adjustments

     2,948        4 %     835        -1 %     1,775        15 %

Other

     850        1 %     899        -1 %     1,501        13 %

Unremitted Foreign Earnings-Current Year Adjustment

     —          0 %     (5,484 )     8 %     —          0 %
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Actual Tax Expense

   $ 33,879        48 %   $ (14,767 )     22 %   $ 26,213        228 %
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are shown below:

 

     December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Deferred tax assets

    

Current deferred tax assets:

    

Reserves established against realization of certain assets

   $ 1,634      $ 3,284   

Accruals

     6,747        3,065   

Other

     361        301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross current deferred tax assets

     8,742        6,650   

Valuation allowance

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current deferred tax assets

     8,742        6,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current deferred tax assets:

    

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

     —          361   

State net operating loss carryforwards

     3,095        6,393   

Other state deferred tax asset, net

     914        656   

Foreign Tax Credits

     25,977        28,146   

Note Hedge Interest

     —          1,318   

Uncertain tax positions

     8,015        8,188   

Foreign tax

     5,838        9,824   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     56,190        59,500   

Other

     71        392   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross long-term deferred tax assets

     100,100        114,778   

Valuation Allowance

     (4,805 )     (6,467 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

     95,295        108,311   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     104,037        114,961   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Non-current deferred tax liabilities:

    

Property, Plant and equipment

     (19,139 )     (8,986 )

Accruals

     (1,066 )     —     

Foreign tax

     —          (6,379 )

Convertible Debt

     —          (31 )

Deferred compensation

     2,001        1,243   

Other state deferred tax liability, net

     (2,643 )  

Other

     —          (630 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross non-current deferred tax liabilities

     (20,847 )     (15,934 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 83,190      $ 99,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     In Thousands  

Balance at January 1, 2012

   $ (15,492 )

Additions based on tax positions taken during a prior period

     (1,495 )

Reductions based on tax positions taken during a prior period

     4,102   

Reductions related to a lapse of applicable statute of limitations

     2,855   
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ (10,030 )
  

 

 

 
Open Tax Years by Major Tax Jurisdiction

In many cases, our uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by tax authorities. The following describes the open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction, as of December 31, 2012:

 

Colombia    2008-present
Kazakhstan    2007-present
Mexico    2007-present
Papua New Guinea    2010-present
Russia    2009-present
United States — Federal    2011-present