Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016			2015
Domestic operations	$	(1,547	)	$	(17,541	)	$	8,118
Foreign operations		3,085			(2,834	)		1,824
	$	1,538		$	(20,375	)	$	9,942

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	(989	)	$	(317	)	$	1,744
Foreign		999			866			1,855
State		39			94			114
Deferred:
Federal		597			(6,092	)		670
Foreign		(85	)		47			(71	)
State		14			(843	)		386
	$	545		$	(6,245	)	$	4,698

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016			2015
Expected tax expense	$	523		$	(6,928	)	$	3,380
State taxes, net of federal effect		9			(740	)		378
Foreign taxes, net of federal credits		(210	)		278			235
Change in valuation allowance		(107	)		196			(51	)
Tax reserve adjustments		272			250			361
Return to provision and other adjustments		(17	)		(167	)		(332	)
Losses not benefited		123			885			701
Tax rate change applied to deferred tax balances		315			-			-
Canada Real Estate Gain Deduction		(337	)		-			-
Other permanent items		(24	)		(19	)		26
Actual tax expense (benefit)	$	547		$	(6,245	)	$	4,698

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Inventories	$	1,753		$	2,888
Employee benefits (other than pension)		807			988
Book reserves		725			1,347
State NOL, various carryforward periods		786			975
Foreign NOL, various carryforward periods		452			1,738
Foreign tax credit carryforward, expiring 2018 – 2027		4,222			2,638
Pension benefits		16,074			19,573
Retiree medical benefits		2,679			2,790
Depreciation		134			99
Intangibles		(269	)		1,243
Federal research and development and AMT credit carryforward		545			-
Other		1,046			582
Total deferred tax assets		28,954			34,861
Valuation allowance		(2,922	)		(5,246	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	26,032		$	29,615

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

Balance at June 30, 2014	$	(11,209	)
Increase for tax positions taken during the current period		(405	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		440
Decrease relating to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		42
Balance at June 30, 2015		(11,132	)
Increase for tax positions taken during the current period		(184	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		82
Decrease relating to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		414
Balance at June 30, 2016		(10,820	)
Increase for tax positions taken during the current period		(813	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		38
Decrease relating to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		7
Balance at June 30, 2017	$	(11,588	)