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Income taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Before Tax
Net (loss) income before tax is summarized below ($ in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Domestic
$
(7,030
)
 
$
(5,168
)
 
$
(6,066
)
Foreign
(14,547
)
 
36,344

 
14,876

Net (loss) income before tax
$
(21,577
)
 
$
31,176

 
$
8,810
Components of Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
The components of our income tax benefit (provision) for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$
(8
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(67
)
Foreign
(5,592
)
 
(9,183
)
 
(7,967
)
Total current income tax provision
(5,600
)
 
(9,184
)
 
(8,034
)
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
7,684

 
—

 
—

Foreign
15,136

 
(3,015
)
 
(1,017
)
Total deferred income tax benefit (provision)
22,820

 
(3,015
)
 
(1,017
)
Income tax benefit (provision)
$
17,220

 
$
(12,199
)
 
$
(9,051
)
Reconciliation of Netherlands Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Our Effective Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of The Netherlands statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax rate from continuing operations is as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Income tax benefit (provision) at statutory rate
$
5,394

 
25.0
 %
 
$
(7,794
)
 
25.0
 %
 
$
(2,203
)
 
25.0
 %
Differences between statutory rate and foreign rate
18,836

 
87.3
 %
 
21,629

 
(69.4
)%
 
16,277

 
(184.8
)%
Inflation adjustments
4,276

 
19.8
 %
 
4,848

 
(15.6
)%
 
5,009

 
(56.9
)%
Nondeductible interest and expenses
(12,043
)
 
(55.8
)%
 
(7,963
)
 
25.5
 %
 
(6,975
)
 
79.2
 %
Debt extinguishment and other
—

 
—
 %
 
—

 
—
 %
 
536

 
(6.1
)%
Business interruption proceeds
—

 
—
 %
 
—

 
—
 %
 
(164
)
 
1.9
 %
Goodwill impairment
(1,542
)
 
(7.1
)%
 
—

 
—
 %
 
—

 
—
 %
Other
(60
)
 
(0.3
)%
 
(193
)
 
0.7
 %
 
229

 
(2.6
)%
Foreign exchange rate differences
(6,038
)
 
(28.0
)%
 
(3,561
)
 
11.4
 %
 
(3,183
)
 
36.1
 %
Dominican Republic tax classification
(6,109
)
 
(28.3
)%
 
(5,145
)
 
16.5
 %
 
3,994

 
(45.3
)%
Dutch and U.S. rate change
3,952

 
18.3
 %
 
(13,721
)
 
44.0
 %
 
(2,590
)
 
29.4
 %
Change in valuation allowance
10,554

 
48.9
 %
 
(299
)
 
1.0
 %
 
(19,981
)
 
226.8
 %
Income tax benefit (provision)
$
17,220

 
79.8
 %
 
$
(12,199
)
 
39.1
 %
 
$
(9,051
)
 
102.7
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carry-forward that gives rise to a significant portion of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
As of December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Advance customer deposits
$
5,074

 
$
6,098

Trade payables and other accruals
8,381

 
5,210

Labor liability accrual
1,020

 
757

Property and equipment
788

 
766

Lease obligation
1,123

 
—

Other assets
2,564

 
—

Net operating losses
110,135

 
98,874

Total deferred tax asset
129,085

 
111,705

Valuation allowance
(79,788
)
 
(94,575
)
Net deferred tax asset
49,297

 
17,130

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts receivable and prepayments to vendors
613

 
1,113

Property and equipment
124,121

 
119,800

Other liabilities
1,123

 
823

Total deferred tax liability
125,857

 
121,736

Net deferred tax liability
$
(76,560
)
 
$
(104,606
)
Schedule of Change in Valuation Allowance
The change in the valuation allowance established against our deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is summarized in the following table ($ in thousands):
 
Balance at
January 1
 
Additions
 
Deductions 
 
Balance at
December 31
December 31, 2019
$
(94,575
)
 
$
(7,008
)
 
$
21,795

 
$
(79,788
)
December 31, 2018
$
(98,755
)
 
$
(23,789
)
 
$
27,969

 
$
(94,575
)
December 31, 2017
$
(81,738
)
 
$
(19,469
)
 
$
2,452

 
$
(98,755
)