Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income taxes provided

Income taxes have been provided as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
Current tax expense (benefit)
Federal	$	3,554	$	21,376		$	613
State		45		564			13
Continuing operations		3,599		21,940			626
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
Federal		3,887		(2,255	)		5,165
State		320		(1,178	)		2
Continuing operations		4,207		(3,433	)		5,167
Total	$	7,806	$	18,507		$	5,793

Reconciliation of income taxes computed at federal statutory rates to the reported provisions for income taxes on continuing operations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Normal expense (benefit) computed at 35% of pretax income (loss)	$	7,350		$	19,031		$	5,389
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit		440			677			68
Change in valuation allowance		(69	)		(1,817	)		(54	)
Increases in cash surrender values of life insurance contracts		(146	)		(140	)		(150	)
Non-deductible expenses		314			260			293
Uncertain tax positions		—			410			—
Other		(83	)		86			247
	$	7,806		$	18,507		$	5,793

Summary of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

	2012			2011
Assets
Accrued employee benefits	$	8,860		$	8,002
Goodwill and intangible assets		—			2,196
Allowance for doubtful accounts		170			476
Net operating loss carryforwards		758			987
Contract termination charge		180			714
Stock-based compensation		1,631			1,298
Deferred income		3,944			4,273
Deferred rent		372			196
Helicopter sale-leaseback		134			204
Acquisition costs		93			—
Other		119			120
		16,261			18,466
Liabilities
Goodwill and intangible assets		(1,649	)		—
Appreciation on annuity contracts		(2,081	)		(1,933	)
Extinguishment of senior notes		(1,047	)		(1,047	)
Property, plant and equipment		(8,771	)		(9,408	)
Prepaid insurance		(452	)		(344	)
Other		(77	)		(62	)
		(14,077	)		(12,794	)
Valuation allowance		(411	)		(480	)
Deferred income tax asset, net	$	1,773		$	5,192
Current asset, net		1,062			1,825
Noncurrent asset, net		711			3,367
	$	1,773		$	5,192

Reconciliation of the change in the amount of gross unrecognized income tax benefits

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	632	$	—
Increase of unrecognized tax benefits related to prior years		—		632
Balance at end of year	$	632	$	632