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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Components of earnings from continuing operations
The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, categorized based on the location of the taxing authorities were as follows:

 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
United States
 
$
(13,326
)
 
$
(46,121
)
 
$
(177,894
)
Foreign
  
8,745
   
9,542
   
2,862
 
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(4,581
)
 
$
(36,579
)
 
$
(175,032
)
Income tax provisions (benefits)

The income tax provision (benefit) are as follows:

 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Current:
 
  
  
 
Federal
 
$
(1,364
)
 
$
157
  
$
313
 
State
  
13
   
(10
)
  
400
 
Foreign
  
1,138
   
2,644
   
1,433
 
 
  
(213
)
  
2,791
   
2,146
 
Deferred:
            
Federal
  
(3,625
)
  
(10,694
)
  
(43,749
)
State
  
—
   
—
   
(19
)
Foreign
  
(139
)
  
(687
)
  
(2,232
)
Valuation allowance
  
1,450
   
(1,654
)
  
42,197
 
 
  
(2,314
)
  
(13,035
)
  
(3,803
)
Total provision (benefit)
 
$
(2,527
)
 
$
(10,244
)
 
$
(1,657
)
Reconciliation of the U.S. statutory tax rate to effective tax rate
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate is as follows:

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Statutory tax rate
 
(35.0)%
 
 
(35.0)%
 
 
(35.0)%
State and local income taxes
 
0.3%
 
 
0.0%
 
 
0.2%
Incremental foreign tax (benefit)
 
(15.5)%
 
 
(2.1)%
 
 
(0.1)%
Change in valuation allowance
 
31.7%
 
 
8.8%
 
 
23.6%
Goodwill impairment
 
0.0%
 
 
0.0%
 
 
12.3%
Permanent items
 
(29.4)%
  
(0.5)%
  
2.9%
Change in rate applied to deferred items
 
30.5 %
  
(0.1)%
  
0.0 %
Change in liability for unrecognized tax benefits
 
(40.1)%
 
 
0.2%
 
 
(0.5)%
Other items—net
 
2.4%
 
 
0.7%
 
 
(2.7)%
Effective tax rate
 
(55.1)%
 
 
(28.0)%
 
 
0.7%
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities comprised the following at December 31:

(In thousands)
 
December 31, 2014
  
December 31, 2013
 
Deferred tax assets:
   
 
Postretirement and postemployment benefits
 
$
29,250
  
$
23,837
 
Accrued liabilities, reserves and other
  
2,082
   
3,563
 
Debt transaction and refinancing costs
  
2,665
   
2,650
 
Inventories
  
1,621
   
1,628
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
  
3,251
   
3,331
 
Worker's compensation
  
1,279
   
1,599
 
Pension benefit
  
9,377
   
6,529
 
State income taxes
  
2,057
   
1,674
 
Tax credits
  
3,737
   
3,717
 
Indirect effect of unrecognized tax benefits
  
1,993
   
2,298
 
Loss carryforwards
  
101,418
   
95,000
 
Valuation allowance
  
(110,120
)
  
(99,594
)
Total deferred tax assets
  
48,610
   
46,232
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Asset basis and depreciation
  
(13,225
)
  
(11,403
)
Intangible assets
  
(46,246
)
  
(48,048
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
  
(59,471
)
  
(59,451
)
Net deferred tax liability
  
(10,861
)
  
(13,219
)
Current deferred tax asset
  
2,687
   
3,806
 
Long-term deferred tax asset
  
1,289
   
503
 
Long-term deferred income tax asset (liability)—net
 
$
(14,837
)
 
$
(17,528
)
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Balance at beginning of the period
 
$
3,526
  
$
4,640
  
$
7,033
 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
  
—
   
5
   
4
 
Additions for tax positions of prior years
  
—
   
—
   
—
 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
  
(741
)
  
—
   
(800
)
Removal of penalties and interest
  
—
   
—
   
—
 
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations
  
(160
)
  
(1,119
)
  
(1,597
)
Settlements with taxing authorities
  
—
   
—
   
—
 
Balance at end of period
 
$
2,625
  
$
3,526
  
$
4,640