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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Income Taxes

The income tax benefit from continuing operations is $12,722 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and the income tax provision from continuing operations is $1,067 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The income tax benefit from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is primarily the result of income tax benefits of approximately $25,756 from losses from continuing operations before taxes of $111,389, which includes the benefit from the goodwill impairment of $9,354, partially offset by a valuation allowance of $13,034. The income tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was the result of the provision for state and local taxes (taxes that are paid in lieu of income taxes and are accounted for under ASC 740 Income Taxes ("ASC 740")) and the tax amortization of goodwill, which is not presumed to reverse in a definite period of time and therefore, cannot be utilized to support our deferred tax assets under ASC 740.

The income tax benefit for continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 is $7,587 and the income tax provision from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $356. The income tax benefit for continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 is primarily the result of income tax benefits of approximately $13,591 from our losses from continuing operations before taxes of $78,742, which includes tax benefits from the goodwill impairment of $9,354, partially offset by a valuation allowance of $6,004. The income tax benefit for continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was the result of the provision for state and local taxes (taxes that are paid in lieu of income taxes and are accounted for under ASC 740) and the tax amortization of goodwill, which is not presumed to reverse in a definite period of time and therefore, cannot be utilized to support our deferred tax assets under ASC 740.
 
As the result of our goodwill impairment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the impact of which was allocated between tax deductible and nondeductible goodwill, the tax deductible goodwill impairment resulted in a benefit of $9,354 from the reduction of deferred tax liabilities related to the cumulative book and tax basis difference, and the nondeductible goodwill is permanently nondeductible for tax purposes.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that either some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and available carry-back capacity in making this assessment. Based on this evidence, we have recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $7,030 at June 30, 2012 and an additional allowance of $6,004 at for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The recording of the valuation allowance was the primary cause of the variance between the statutory rate and our effective tax rate.

We also provided a tax provision for discontinued operations of $52 and $364 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, that were the result of the tax amortization of goodwill prior to the distribution of the Digital Services business to Triton Digital.

As of September 30, 2012, the total amount of federal, state, and local unrecognized tax benefits was $3,216, which includes interest of $1,240. The amount of unrecognized benefit that we estimate will be reversed in the next year is $487. Substantially all our unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We are currently under audit for our 2009 U.S. federal income tax return.