Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes is summarized below:
 
Year Ended December 31,
Dollars in thousands
2017
 
2016
 
2015
United States
$
(89,233
)
 
$
(131,106
)
 
$
(77,368
)
Foreign
(20,428
)
 
(25,538
)
 
5,397

 
$
(109,661
)
 
$
(156,644
)
 
$
(71,971
)
Summary of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) is summarized as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
Dollars in thousands
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
United States:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
80

 
$
(1,921
)
 
$
2,485

State
54

 
(9
)
 
365

Foreign
9,130

 
7,038

 
16,754

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
United States:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
167

 
64,066

 
(141
)
State

 
(47
)
 
(4,769
)
Foreign
(391
)
 
5,043

 
7,619

 
$
9,040

 
$
74,170

 
$
22,313

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,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Dollars in thousands
Amount
 
% of Pre-Tax
Income
 
Amount
 
% of Pre-Tax
Income
 
Amount
 
% of Pre-Tax
Income
Computed expected tax expense
$
(38,381
)
 
35.0
 %
 
$
(54,825
)
 
35.0
 %
 
$
(25,190
)
 
35.0
 %
Foreign taxes
13,084

 
(11.9
)%
 
12,688

 
(8.1
)%
 
16,043

 
(22.3
)%
Tax effect different from statutory rates
(2,048
)
 
1.9
 %
 
(3,629
)
 
2.3
 %
 
(2,729
)
 
3.8
 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit
35

 
 %
 
(849
)
 
0.5
 %
 
(4,544
)
 
6.3
 %
Foreign tax credits
3

 
 %
 
20

 
 %
 
(5,566
)
 
7.7
 %
Change in valuation allowance (excluding impact of Tax Act)
30,704

 
(28.0
)%
 
117,707

 
(75.1
)%
 
40,676

 
(56.5
)%
Uncertain tax positions
194

 
(0.2
)%
 
(726
)
 
0.5
 %
 
(81
)
 
0.1
 %
Permanent differences
2,970

 
(2.7
)%
 
1,442

 
(0.9
)%
 
1,696

 
(2.4
)%
Prior year return to provision adjustments
2,442

 
(2.3
)%
 
2,078

 
(1.3
)%
 
1,555

 
(2.1
)%
Other
37

 
 %
 
264

 
(0.2
)%
 
453

 
(0.6
)%
Impact of Tax Act
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of tax rate reduction on deferred tax
45,329

 
(41.3
)%
 

 
 %
 

 
 %
Effect of tax rate on deferred tax valuation
(45,329
)
 
41.3
 %
 

 
 %
 

 
 %
Actual Tax Expense
$
9,040

 
(8.2
)%
 
$
74,170

 
(47.3
)%
 
$
22,313

 
(31.0
)%
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are shown below:
 
December 31,
Dollars in thousands
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Federal net operating loss carryforwards
95,867

 
120,986

State net operating loss carryforwards
11,089

 
7,168

Other state deferred tax asset, net
1,592

 
2,646

Foreign Tax Credits
46,913

 
46,859

FIN 48
953

 
883

Foreign tax
36,699

 
29,791

Asset Impairment
8,161

 
27,165

Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes
2,926

 
1,657

Deferred compensation
1,204

 
3,424

Other
74

 
863

Gross long-term deferred tax assets
205,478

 
241,442

Valuation Allowance
(157,914
)
 
(171,133
)
Net deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
47,564

 
70,309

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Property, Plant and equipment
(38,809
)
 
(64,256
)
Foreign tax local
(78
)
 
490

Other state deferred tax liability, net
(6,140
)
 
(5,567
)
Intangibles
(1,331
)
 

Gross deferred tax liabilities
(46,358
)
 
(69,333
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
1,206

 
$
976

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Dollars in thousands
 
Balance at January 1, 2016
$
(4,628
)
Reductions based on tax positions taken during a prior period
3

Additions based on tax positions taken during the current period
(770
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
(5,395
)
Open Tax Years by Major Tax Jurisdiction
The following describes the open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction, as of December 31, 2017:
Kazakhstan
2008-present
Mexico
2012-present
Russia
2014-present
United States — Federal
2009-present
United Kingdom
2014-present