Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
United States and foreign income (loss) from operations before income taxes was as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
United States
$
(336,278
)
 
$
(119,549
)
 
$
(9,949
)
Foreign
(25,723
)
 
(38,294
)
 
9,444

Loss before income taxes
$
(362,001
)
 
$
(157,843
)
 
$
(505
)
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The income tax provision based on the income (loss) from operations was as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current provision:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(323
)
 
$
47

 
$
932

State
(136
)
 
227

 
355

Foreign
12,485

 
15,184

 
6,786

Total current provision
$
12,026

 
$
15,458

 
$
8,073

Deferred provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(9,173
)
 
$
(53,395
)
 
$
(2,691
)
State
(60
)
 
(2,070
)
 

Foreign
(7,680
)
 
(4,904
)
 
(3,761
)
Total deferred provision (benefit)
(16,913
)
 
(60,369
)
 
(6,452
)
Total income tax provision (benefit)
$
(4,887
)
 
$
(44,911
)
 
$
1,621

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the federal income tax rate of 35%. A reconciliation of this difference is as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate
$
(126,700
)
 
$
(55,245
)
 
$
(177
)
State income tax, net of federal benefit
(272
)
 
(1,898
)
 
418

Permanent items
3,623

 
1,781

 
9,123

Change in fair value of financial instruments
(1,102
)
 
(8,836
)
 
(3,847
)
Goodwill impairment
55,016

 
12,321

 

Sound-recording settlements

 
8,556

 

Stock-based compensation
2,660

 
229

 
375

Tax credits
(116
)
 
(590
)
 
(586
)
Other
1,608

 
2,977

 
746

Uncertain tax positions
(420
)
 
3,858

 
708

Withholding taxes
5,090

 
4,732

 
3,431

Rate differential
(12,187
)
 
(2,158
)
 
(3,200
)
Change in enacted tax rate
28,431

 
173

 
(1,371
)
Change in valuation allowance
39,482

 
(10,811
)
 
(3,999
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
$
(4,887
)
 
$
(44,911
)
 
$
1,621

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

 
 December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Intangible assets and goodwill
$
15,272

 
$
20,196

Allowances and reserves
3,973

 
5,816

Accrued liabilities
5,135

 
8,793

Inventories
1,307

 
1,066

Investments in affiliates

 

Stock-based compensation
5,043

 
6,977

Tax credits
3,393

 
4,006

Net operating losses
98,249

 
68,489

Other
1,893

 
3,304

Total deferred tax assets
134,265

 
118,647

Less: valuation allowance
(85,393
)
 
(43,269
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
48,872

 
$
75,378

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
$
(11,345
)
 
$
(14,972
)
Intangible assets
(21,170
)
 
(37,590
)
Investments in affiliates
(28,530
)
 
(50,831
)
Debt costs
(2,696
)
 
(4,288
)
Other
(1,378
)
 
(854
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(65,119
)
 
(108,535
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(16,247
)
 
$
(33,157
)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The following table summarizes the changes to unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of year
$
11,048

 
$
4,637

 
$
4,237

Additions from business combinations

 
3,492

 

Increase to prior year positions

 
(34
)
 

Reversal of prior tax positions
(3,045
)
 
(147
)
 

Additions based on tax positions related to current year
725

 
3,100

 
400

Balance at end of year
$
8,728

 
$
11,048

 
$
4,637

Summary of Valuation Allowance
The following table summarizes the changes in the valuation allowance balance for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

 
Amount
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
73,659

Acquired valuation allowance from business combination
(1,400
)
Decrease in valuation allowance
(19,060
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
53,199

Decrease in valuation allowance
(9,930
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
43,269

Increase in valuation allowance
42,124

Balance at December 31, 2017
$
85,393