Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of provision (benefit) for income taxes
The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, and 2013, comprised the following (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
United States Federal
$
47

 
$
151

 
$
16

State
7

 
20

 
22

Foreign
14

 
36

 
71

Total current provision for income taxes
68

 
207

 
109

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
United States Federal
1,954

 
1,022

 
(119
)
State
373

 
535

 
(97
)
Foreign
40

 
—

 
(27
)
Total deferred provision (benefit) for income taxes
2,367

 
1,557

 
(243
)
Less decrease in valuation allowance
(8,450
)
 
—

 
—

Net deferred (benefit) provision for income taxes
(6,083
)
 
1,557

 
(243
)
Total (benefit) provision for income taxes
$
(6,015
)
 
$
1,764

 
$
(134
)
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The income tax effects of significant temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
 
2012
 
2013
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Stock and other compensation expense
$
835

 
$
1,516

Net operating losses
2,763

 
2,255

Research and development credits
1,676

 
1,676

Other federal and state carryforwards
375

 
414

Other
71

 
15

Gross deferred tax assets
5,720

 
5,876

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Fixed assets
(566
)
 
(469
)
Other
(1
)
 
(11
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(567
)
 
(480
)
Subtotal
5,153

 
5,396

Less unrecognized tax benefit liability related to deferred items
(627
)
 
(627
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
4,526

 
$
4,769

 
 
 
 
Recorded as:
 
 
 
Current deferred tax assets
$
1,999

 
$
314

Non-current deferred tax assets
2,527

 
4,455

Net deferred tax assets
$
4,526

 
$
4,769

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits reconciliation
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
Balance—beginning of year
$
244

 
$
26

 
$
627

Additions for tax positions of prior years
—

 
601

 
—

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(218
)
 
—

 
—

Balance—end of year
$
26

 
$
627

 
$
627

Schedule of income tax rate reconciliation
Income tax (benefit) expense for the years ended December 2011, 2012, and 2013, differs from the expected income tax (benefit) expense calculated using the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
Federal income tax (benefit) expense at statutory rate
$
1,332

 
34
 %
 
$
1,895

 
34
 %
 
$
(320
)
 
(34
)%
State and local taxes—net of federal benefit
251

 
6

 
310

 
6

 
(75
)
 
(8
)
Foreign taxes
54

 
1

 
14

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

Expiration of or changes to federal and state NOLs
(42
)
 
(1
)
 
446

 
8

 
—

 
—

Federal research and development credit
—

 
—

 
(1,676
)
 
(30
)
 
—

 
—

Valuation allowance
(7,959
)
 
(203
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Permanent differences
349

 
9

 
291

 
5

 
264

 
28

Uncertain tax position current activity
—

 
—

 
586

 
11

 
—

 
—

Other
—

 
—

 
(102
)
 
(2
)
 
—

 
—

Total
$
(6,015
)
 
(154
)%
 
$
1,764

 
32
 %
 
$
(134
)
 
(14
)%