Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (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