INCOME TAXES. (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | |||
| Net operating loss carryforward | $ 40,989 | $ 45,709 | |
| R&D and AMT credits | 1,797 | 2,465 | |
| Railcar contracts | 1,415 | 3,348 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 738 | 946 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts and other assets | 637 | 856 | |
| Derivatives | 267 | 1,228 | |
| Pension liability | 2,939 | 2,204 | |
| Other | 2,097 | 4,316 | |
| Total deferred tax assets | 50,879 | 61,072 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | |||
| Property and equipment | (25,194) | (45,757) | |
| Intangibles | (749) | (1,091) | |
| Debt basis | |||
| Other | (521) | (1,593) | |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (26,464) | (48,441) | |
| Valuation allowance | (24,639) | (12,683) | $ (39,838) |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | $ (224) | $ (52) |
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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 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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