Income Tax (Expense) Recovery (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	$		$		$		$
Current	(4,082	)	(2,630	)	(8,712	)	(2,828	)
Deferred	2,659		1,878		6,213		3,071
Income tax (expense) recovery	(1,423	)	(752	)	(2,499	)	243

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, 2015 to June 30, 2016:

	$
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at January 1, 2016	18,390
Decrease for positions taken in prior years	(2,988	)
Increase for positions related to the current period	4,874
Decrease related to statute of limitations	(764	)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at June 30, 2016	19,512