Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are as follows:
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Income Components
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
37,276

 
$
33,274

 
36,377

Foreign
 
(89
)
 
157

 
514

Total pre-tax income from continuing operations
 
$
37,187

 
$
33,431

 
$
36,891

Income tax expense components
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current income tax provision
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States-Federal
 
$
15,106

 
$
10,549

 
$
2,385

United States-State and local
 
311

 
401

 
29

Foreign
 
371

 
910

 
382

Total current income tax provision
 
15,788

 
11,860

 
2,796

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States-Federal
 
(1,733
)
 
(9,350
)
 
10,385

United States-State and local
 
(278
)
 
(42
)
 
898

Foreign
 
(245
)
 
(10
)
 
—

Total deferred income tax provision (benefit)
 
(2,256
)
 
(9,402
)
 
11,283

Total income tax expense
 
$
13,532

 
$
2,458

 
$
14,079

Effective income tax rate
 
36.4
%
 
7.4
%
 
38.2
%
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:
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Tax provision at U.S. statutory rate
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
%
State and local income tax, net of Federal benefit
 
0.1
%
 
0.7
 %
 
1.6
%
Release of uncertain tax positions
 
—
%
 
(29.9
)%
 
—
%
Indemnity expense
 
—
%
 
3.3
 %
 
—
%
Other
 
1.3
%
 
(1.7
)%
 
1.6
%
Effective income tax rate
 
36.4
%
 
7.4
 %
 
38.2
%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities include the following:
(in thousands)

2016

2015
Deferred Tax Assets




Costs incurred in excess of billings

$
506

 
$
2,477

Compensation and benefits

10,816

 
11,353

Reserves

2,660

 
2,371

Other

3,116

 
3,332

Net Operating Losses
 
168

 
106

Subtotal
 
$
17,266

 
$
19,639

Valuation allowance
 
(157
)
 
(96
)
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
17,109

 
$
19,543

Deferred Tax Liabilities

 
 
 
Goodwill

$
(77,171
)
 
$
(77,306
)
Property, plant and equipment, net

(769
)
 
(1,165
)
Unbilled receivables

(27,431
)
 
(31,218
)
Other liabilities
 
(1,178
)
 
(1,187
)
Total deferred tax liabilities

$
(106,549
)
 
$
(110,876
)
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred taxes are classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
(in thousands)

2016

2015
Non-current assets
 
$
227

 
$
10

Non-current liabilities

89,667

 
91,343

Net deferred tax liabilities

$
89,440

 
$
91,333

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
(in thousands)

2016

2015

2014
Unrecognized tax benefits-January 1,

$
—

 
$
7,604

 
$
8,541

Additions for:

 
 
 
 
 
Current year tax positions

429

 
—

 
—

Prior year tax positions
 
—

 
—

 
6,954

 Reductions for:

 
 
 
 
 
Prior year tax positions

—

 
(7,604
)
 
(7,891
)
Unrecognized tax benefits-December 31,

$
429

 
$
—

 
$
7,604