Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense
The source of pre-tax income and the components of income tax expense at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Total income components
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
36,377

 
$
132,655

 
$
107,787

Foreign
 
514

 
(1,222
)
 
2,609

Total
 
$
36,891

 
$
131,433

 
$
110,396

Income tax expense components
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current income tax provision
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States - Federal
 
$
2,385

 
$
62,102

 
$
42,093

United States - state and local
 
29

 
1,190

 
611

Foreign
 
382

 
457

 
839

Total current income tax provision
 
2,796

 
63,749

 
43,543

Deferred income tax provision
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States - Federal
 
10,385

 
(16,450
)
 
(2,211
)
United States - state and local
 
898

 
(258
)
 
(5,601
)
Total deferred income tax provision
 
11,283

 
(16,708
)
 
(7,812
)
Total income tax expense
 
$
14,079

 
$
47,041

 
$
35,731

Effective tax rate
 
38.2
%
 
35.9
%
 
31.8
%
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the income tax provision at the U.S. statutory rate to the effective income tax rate as reported is as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Tax provision at U.S. statutory rate
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
 %
State and local income tax, net of Federal benefit
 
1.6
%
 
0.5
%
 
(2.9
)%
Other
 
1.6
%
 
0.4
%
 
(0.3
)%
Effective income tax rate
 
38.2
%
 
35.9
%
 
31.8
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities include the following:
(In thousands)

2014

2013
Deferred Tax Assets:




Costs incurred in excess of billings

$
1,867

 
$
4,067

Compensation and benefits

11,100

 
1,633

Contingency reserves

1,995

 
1,834

Other

1,931

 
3,324

Net operating losses
 
224

 

Total deferred tax assets

$
17,117

 
$
10,858

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

 
 
 
Goodwill

$
(77,142
)
 
$
(74,629
)
Property, Plant and Equipment

(2,047
)
 
(2,577
)
Unbilled receivables

(38,679
)
 
(32,854
)
Total deferred tax liabilities

$
(117,868
)
 
$
(110,060
)
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred taxes are classified in the Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets as follows:
(In thousands)

2014

2013
Current liabilities

$
25,414

 
$
24,667

Non-current liabilities

75,337

 
74,535

Net deferred tax liabilities

$
100,751

 
$
99,202

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
(In thousands)

2014

2013

2012
Unrecognized tax benefits - January 1

$
8,541

 
$
12,682

 
$
1,361

Additions for:

 
 
 
 
 
Current year tax positions


 
1,573

 
11,321

Prior year tax positions
 
6,954

 

 

Reductions for:

 
 
 
 
 
Prior year tax positions

(7,891
)
 
(5,714
)
 

Unrecognized tax benefits - December 31

$
7,604

 
$
8,541

 
$
12,682

Summary of Earliest Open Tax Years
The following table summarizes the earliest open tax years by major jurisdiction:
Jurisdiction
 
Earliest Open Year
United States
 
2009