INCOME TAXES (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Components of provision for income taxes from continuing operations
Components of the provision for income taxes from continuing operations were as follows:

  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2015
  
2014
  
2013
 
Current:
         
Federal
 
$
-
  
$
-
  
$
(7,369
)
State
  
242
   
200
   
709
 
Total
  
242
   
200
   
(6,660
)
             
Deferred:
            
Federal
  
-
   
(1,420
)
  
21,103
 
State
  
-
   
(259
)
  
5,148
 
Total
  
-
   
(1,679
)
  
26,251
 
             
Total provision (benefit)
 
$
242
  
$
(1,479
)
 
$
19,591
 
Components of deferred tax assets
The components of the deferred tax assets are as follows:

  
At December 31,
 
  
2015
  
2014
 
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities)
      
Allowance for bad debts
 
$
5,617
  
$
5,926
 
Accrued rent
  
2,952
   
3,255
 
Stock-based compensation
  
498
   
907
 
Depreciation
  
14,941
   
15,754
 
Goodwill
  
(380
)
  
1,002
 
Other intangibles
  
274
   
452
 
Pension plan liabilities
  
2,215
   
2,115
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
  
14,765
   
14,332
 
Sale leaseback-deferred gain
  
2,629
   
2,580
 
AMT credit
  
424
   
424
 
Total noncurrent deferred tax assets
  
43,935
   
46,747
 
Less valuation allowance
  
(43,935
)
  
(46,747
)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
 
$
-
  
$
-
 
Difference between actual tax provision and tax provision that would result from use of Federal statutory rate
The difference between the actual tax provision and the tax provision that would result from the use of the Federal statutory rate is as follows:

  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2015
  
2014
  
2013
 
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
 
$
(2,466
)
    
$
(16,301
)
    
$
(7,664
)
   
                      
Expected tax benefit
 
$
(863
)
  
35.0
%
 
$
(5,705
)
  
35.0
%
 
$
(2,682
)
  
35.0
%
State tax benefit (net of federal)
  
242
   
(9.8
)
  
(43
)
  
0.3
   
(92
)
  
1.2
 
Permanent impairment
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Valuation allowance
  
723
   
(29.3
)
  
4,121
   
(25.3
)
  
22,135
   
(288.8
)
Other
  
140
   
(5.7
)
  
148
   
(0.9
)
  
230
   
(3.0
)
Total
 
$
242
   
-9.8
%
 
$
(1,479
)
  
9.1
%
 
$
19,591
   
-255.6
%
Activity related to uncertain tax positions
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s uncertain tax positions:

  
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
2015
  
2014
  
2013
 
Balance at January 1,
 
$
-
  
$
-
  
$
135
 
Decrease for tax positions of prior years
  
-
   
-
   
(135
)
Increase for tax positions of current year
  
-
   
-
   
-
 
Balance at December 31,
 
$
-
  
$
-
  
$
-