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

Deferred federal and state income tax assets primarily represent the deferred tax benefits arising from temporary differences between book and tax income which will be recognized in future years as an offset against future taxable income.  These assets were largely generated as a result of inventory impairments that the Company incurred in 2006 through 2011.  If, for some reason, the combination of future years' income (or loss), combined with the reversal of the timing differences, results in a loss, such losses can be carried back to prior years or carried forward to future years to recover the deferred tax assets.

The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets, including net operating results, to determine if a valuation allowance is required. We are required to assess whether a valuation allowance should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.  A cumulative loss in recent years is significant negative evidence in considering whether deferred tax assets are realizable, and also restricts the amount of reliance on projections of future taxable income to support the recovery of deferred tax assets. The Company's pre-tax loss in the first half of 2012 as well as for the year ended December 31, 2011 present the most significant negative evidence as to whether the Company needs to reduce its deferred tax assets with a valuation allowance.  We are currently in a four-year cumulative pre-tax loss position, and despite achieving positive pre-tax net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we currently believe the cumulative weight of the negative evidence exceeds that of the positive evidence and, as a result, it is more likely than not that we will not be able to utilize all of our deferred tax assets.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company reduced its valuation allowance by $3.7 million, for a total valuation allowance recorded of $137.1 million, against its deferred tax assets. The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon an estimate of future results. Differences between the anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations or financial position.

The Company is allowed to carry forward federal tax losses for 20 years and apply such tax losses to future taxable income to realize federal deferred tax assets. In August 2012, the Company filed its 2011 federal income tax return and claimed
$81.1 million of tax loss carryforwards. In addition, the Company expects to be able to reverse previously recognized valuation allowances against future tax provisions during any future period for which it reports book income before income taxes. The Company will continue to review its deferred tax assets for recoverability in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes”.

At September 30, 2012, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $83.2 million and federal credit carryforwards of $3.9 million.  These federal carryforward benefits will begin to expire in 2028. The Company also had state net operating loss benefits of $15.7 million, with $8.6 million expiring between 2020 and 2027, and $7.1 million expiring between 2028 and 2033.