11. INCOME TAXES (Details - Deferred tax assets) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | |||
| Net operating loss carryforward | $ 45,709 | $ 53,867 | |
| Railcar contracts | 3,348 | 5,143 | |
| Pension liability | 2,204 | 2,647 | |
| R&D and AMT credits | 2,465 | 2,303 | |
| Derivatives | 1,228 | 0 | |
| Litigation accrual | 0 | 1,290 | |
| Capital leases | 0 | 1,021 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 946 | 724 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts and other assets | 856 | 0 | |
| Other | 4,316 | 5,367 | |
| Total deferred tax assets | 61,072 | 72,362 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | |||
| Fixed assets | (45,757) | (30,272) | |
| Intangibles | (1,091) | (1,091) | |
| Debt basis | 0 | (912) | |
| Other | (1,593) | (1,423) | |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (48,441) | (33,698) | |
| Valuation allowance | (12,683) | (39,838) | $ (4,147) |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | (52) | (1,174) | |
| Classified in balance sheet as: | |||
| Other liabilities | $ (52) | $ (1,174) |
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences capital leases. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences litigation accrual. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences pension liability. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences railcar contracts. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences debt basis. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences, after deferred tax asset, and other liabilities expected to be paid after one year or operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from derivative instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible general business tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from the allowance for doubtful accounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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