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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The components of income before income taxes and non-controlling interests consist of the following for the year ended December 31:

(in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic - Luxembourg
 
$
124,181

 
$
122,722

 
$
107,498

Foreign - U.S.
 
9,575

 
11,125

 
4,915

Foreign - Non-U.S.
 
13,509

 
8,486

 
12,236

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
147,265

 
$
142,333

 
$
124,649

Schedule of income tax provision
The income tax provision consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic - Luxembourg
 
$
4,415

 
$
2,516

 
$
2,841

Foreign - U.S. Federal
 
75

 
6

 

Foreign - U.S. State
 
476

 
403

 
353

Foreign - Non-U.S.
 
4,046

 
3,600

 
2,552

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,012

 
$
6,525

 
$
5,746

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic - Luxembourg
 
$

 
$

 
$
388

Foreign - U.S. Federal
 
1,756

 
2,506

 
2,419

Foreign - U.S. State
 
(281
)
 
84

 
(23
)
Foreign - Non-U.S.
 
(309
)
 
(575
)
 
208

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,166

 
$
2,015

 
$
2,992

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
10,178

 
$
8,540

 
$
8,738

Summary of tax effects of the temporary differences
A summary of the tax effects of the temporary differences is as follows for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
Current deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves
 
$
72

 
$
43

Accrued expenses
 
5,165

 
3,183

Current deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses
 
(250
)
 
(389
)
 
 
 
 
 
Current deferred tax assets, net
 
$
4,987

 
$
2,837

 
 
 
 
 
Non-current deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
13,940

 
$
12,439

U.S. federal and state tax credits
 
1,202

 

Non-U.S. deferred tax assets
 
1,780

 
1,471

Share-based compensation
 
856

 
784

Other
 

 
7

Non-current deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets
 
(5,302
)
 
(6,035
)
Depreciation
 
(11,878
)
 
(4,855
)
Other
 
(177
)
 

 
 
421

 
3,811

Valuation allowance
 
(3,115
)
 
(3,189
)
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current deferred tax assets, net
 
$

 
$
622

 
 
 
 
 
Non-current deferred tax liabilities, net
 
$
(2,694
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
2,293

 
$
3,459

 
 
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
19,900

 
$
14,738

 
 
 
 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
$
(17,607
)
 
$
(11,279
)
Schedule of the reconciliation of income tax provision to the Luxembourg statutory income tax rate
The following table reconciles the income tax provision to the Luxembourg statutory income tax rate for the years ended December 31:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statutory tax rate
 
29.22
 %
 
29.22
 %
 
28.80
 %
Permanent difference related to Luxembourg intangible assets
 
(22.60
)
 
(23.59
)
 
(21.99
)
Change in valuation allowance
 
(0.05
)
 
0.76

 
0.16

State tax expense
 
0.03

 
0.24

 
0.17

Tax credits
 
(0.71
)
 

 

Uncertain taxes
 
0.88

 

 

Other
 
0.14

 
(0.63
)
 
(0.13
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
 
6.91
 %
 
6.00
 %
 
7.01
 %
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
The following table reconciles the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014 (no comparative amounts for 2013):
(in thousands)
 
2014
 
 
 
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the beginning of the year
 
$

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period
 
1,153

 
 
 
Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of the end of the year
 
$
1,153