Income Tax (Expense) Recovery (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Provision for Income Tax (Expense) Recovery

The components of the provision for income tax (expense) recovery are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	$			$			$			$
Current		(2,630	)		(3,398	)		(2,828	)		(6,563	)
Deferred		1,878			205			3,071			572
Income tax (expense) recovery		(752	)		(3,193	)		243			(5,991	)

Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Recorded in Other Long-Term Liabilities

The following reflects the changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits, recorded in other long-term liabilities, from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015:

Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at January 1, 2015	$	20,335
Increase for positions related to the current period		1,802
Decrease related to statute of limitations		(1,447	)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at June 30, 2015	$	20,690