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Income Taxes - Reconciliation (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
U.S. statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State tax, net of U.S. federal tax benefit 2.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Non-U.S. income taxes (0.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 1.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Nondeductible incentive stock option expense 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (0.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 0.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Research and development credit (2.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Change in deferred tax measurement rate 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Change in uncertain tax positions 1.50%nls_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInUncertainTaxPositions 2.20%nls_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInUncertainTaxPositions (6.50%)nls_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInUncertainTaxPositions
Expiration of capital loss carryforward 0.00%nls_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateExpirationofCapitalLossCarryforward 26.90%nls_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateExpirationofCapitalLossCarryforward 0.00%nls_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateExpirationofCapitalLossCarryforward
Valuation allowance (4.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (267.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (32.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate for continuing operations 32.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (200.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (2.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Valuation allowance $ 6,156us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 12,944us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance