1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Effective December 31, 2012, American Reprographics Company changed its name to ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (“ARC Document Solutions”, “ARC” or the “Company”) provides specialized document management services to businesses of all types, with an emphasis on the non-residential segment of the architectural, engineering and construction (“AEC”) industry. ARC is the largest and leading document solutions provider to the North American AEC industry offering a variety of services including: Onsite Services, Traditional Reprographics, Color Services, and Digital Services. In addition, ARC also sells Equipment and Supplies. The Company conducts its operations through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, American Reprographics Company, L.L.C., a California limited liability company, and its subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and relies on historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances to determine such estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Beginning with this annual filing on Form 10-K, the Company’s statement of operations will reflect net sales reporting under two categories for all periods presented – “Service sales” and “Equipment and supplies sales” – replacing the historical revenue categories of “Reprographics services,” “Facilities management,” and “Equipment and supplies sales.” In an effort to increase visibility into the nature and changing dynamics of ARC’s business, the broader category of “Service sales” will allow the Company to better report distinct sales recognized from its Traditional Reprographics Services, Onsite Services, Color Services, and Digital Services. Under its previous revenue reporting structure, Traditional Reprographics, Color Services, and Digital Services were blended in “Reprographics services.” See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further information.

Risk and Uncertainties

The Company generates the majority of its revenue from sales of services and products provided to the AEC industry. As a result, the Company’s operating results and financial condition can be significantly affected by economic factors that influence the AEC industry, such as non-residential construction spending, GDP growth, interest rates, unemployment rates, and office vacancy rates. A downturn in the AEC industry would diminish demand for some of ARC’s services and products , and would therefore negatively affect revenues and have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results and financial condition.

As part of the Company’s growth strategy, ARC intends to continue to offer and grow a variety of service offerings that are relatively new to the Company. The success of the Company’s efforts will be affected by its ability to acquire new customers for the Company’s new service offerings as well as sell the new service offerings to existing customers. The Company’s inability to successfully market and execute these relatively new service offerings could significantly affect its business and reduce its long term revenue, resulting in an adverse effect on its results of operations and financial condition.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include demand deposits and short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. UDS, the Company’s operations in China, held $15.7 million of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2012.

The Company maintains its cash deposits at numerous banks located throughout the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom and China, which at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risk on cash and cash equivalents.

Concentrations of Credit Risk and Significant Vendors

Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited due to a large, diverse customer base. No individual customer represented more than 4% of net sales during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company has geographic concentration risk as sales in California, as a percent of total sales, were approximately 31%, 32% and 32% for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company contracts with various suppliers. Although there are a limited number of suppliers that could supply the Company’s inventory, management believes any shortfalls from existing suppliers would be absorbed from other suppliers on comparable terms. However, a change in suppliers could cause a delay in sales and adversely affect results.

Purchases from the Company’s three largest vendors during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 comprised approximately 34%, 37%, and 41% respectively, of the Company’s total purchases of inventory and supplies.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of the financial condition of its customers, monitors collections and payments from customers, and generally does not require collateral. The Company provides for the possible inability to collect accounts receivable by recording an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company writes off an account when it is considered uncollectible. The Company estimates the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical experience, aging of accounts receivable, and information regarding the credit worthiness of its customers. Additionally, the Company provides an allowance for returns and discounts based on historical experience. In 2012, 2011, and 2010 the Company recorded expenses of $0.5 million, $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis; or average cost) or market. Inventories primarily consist of reprographics materials for use and resale, and equipment for resale. On an ongoing basis, inventories are reviewed and adjusted for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventories to reflect the lower of cost or market. Charges to increase inventory reserves are recorded as an increase in cost of sales. Estimated inventory obsolescence has been provided for in the financial statements and has been within the range of management’s expectations. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the reserves for inventory obsolescence amounted to $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting purposes. Such amounts are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Changes in tax laws or accounting standards and methods may affect recorded deferred taxes in future periods.

When establishing a valuation allowance, the Company considers future sources of taxable income such as future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, and tax planning strategies. A tax planning strategy is an action that: is prudent and feasible; an enterprise ordinarily might not take, but would take to prevent an operating loss or tax credit carryforward from expiring unused; and would result in realization of deferred tax assets. In the event the Company determines the deferred tax assets, more likely than not, will not be realized in the future, the valuation adjustment to the deferred tax assets will be charged to earnings in the period in which it makes such a determination. As of June 30, 2011, the Company determined that cumulative losses for the preceding twelve quarters constituted sufficient objective evidence (as defined by ASC 740-10, Income Taxes) that a valuation allowance was needed. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets was $78.3 million and $68.5 million, respectively.

Management continues to evaluate the Company’s historical results for the preceding twelve quarters and its future projections to determine whether sufficient taxable revenue will be generated in future periods to utilize its deferred tax assets, and whether a partial or full allowance is still required. Should the Company generate sufficient taxable income, however, a portion or all of the then current valuation allowance may be reversed.

The Company calculates its current and deferred tax provision based on estimates and assumptions that could differ from the actual results reflected in income tax returns filed in subsequent years. Adjustments based on filed returns are recorded when identified.

Income taxes have not been provided on certain undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries because such earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested.

The amount of income taxes the Company reports to the various tax jurisdictions is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The Company’s estimate of the potential outcome of any uncertain tax issue is subject to management’s assessment of relevant risks, facts, and circumstances existing at that time. The Company uses a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company records a liability for the difference between the benefit recognized and measured and the tax position taken or expected to be taken on its tax return. To the extent that its assessment of such tax positions changes, the change in estimate is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. The Company reports tax-related interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense.

The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets in 2012 and 2011, state income taxes, stock-based compensation, goodwill and other identifiable intangibles, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction, and other discrete items. See Note 9 “Income taxes” for further information.

Income tax deficiencies and benefits affecting stockholders’ equity are primarily related to employee stock-based compensation.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

 

Buildings		10-20 years
Leasehold improvements		10-20 years or lease term, if shorter
Machinery and equipment		3-7 years
Furniture and fixtures		3-7 years

Assets acquired under capital lease arrangements are included in machinery and equipment and are recorded at the present value of the minimum lease payments and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the life of the asset or term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Expenses for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred, while renewals and betterments are capitalized. Gains or losses on the sale or disposal of property and equipment are reflected in operating income.

 

The Company accounts for computer software costs developed for internal use in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, which requires companies to capitalize certain qualifying costs incurred during the application development stage of the related software development project. The primary use of this software is for internal use and, accordingly, such capitalized software development costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the economic lives of the related products not to exceed three years. The Company’s machinery and equipment (see Note 6 “Property and Equipment”) includes $0.6 million and $0.9 million of capitalized software development costs as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, net of accumulated amortization of $17.1 million and $16.3 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Depreciation expense includes the amortization of capitalized software development costs which amounted to $0.5 million, $0.9 million and $1.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically assesses potential impairments of its long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. An impairment review is performed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. The Company groups its assets at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of cash flows of the other assets and liabilities. The Company has determined that the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are available is the divisional level.

Factors considered by the Company include, but are not limited to, significant underperformance relative to historical or projected operating results; significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the overall business; and significant negative industry or economic trends. When the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, the Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows and eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the Company recognizes an impairment loss. An impairment loss is reflected as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset, based on the fair value if available, or discounted cash flows, if fair value is not available.

The reporting units of the Company have been negatively affected by the decline in the Company’s sales. Before assessing the Company’s goodwill for impairment, the Company evaluated, as described above, the long-lived assets in its reporting units for impairment in 2012, 2011 and 2010. Based on these assessments, there were no impairments in 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In connection with acquisitions, the Company applies the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting. The excess purchase price over the assessed fair value of net tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.

In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, the Company assesses goodwill for impairment annually as of September 30, and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired.

Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level. Goodwill is assigned to reporting units at the date the goodwill is initially recorded. Once goodwill has been assigned to reporting units, it no longer retains its association with a particular acquisition, and all of the activities within a reporting unit, whether acquired or internally generated, are available to support the value of the goodwill.

Goodwill impairment testing is a two-step process. Step one involves comparing the fair value of the reporting units to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit is greater than zero and its fair value is greater than its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the reporting unit’s carrying amount is greater than the fair value, the second step must be completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. Step two involves calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of all tangible and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, of the reporting unit from the fair value of the reporting unit as determined in step one. The implied fair value of goodwill determined in this step is compared to the carrying value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference.

The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using an income approach. Under the income approach, the Company determined fair value based on estimated discounted future cash flows of each reporting unit. The cash flows are discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital, which is intended to reflect the overall level of inherent risk of a reporting unit. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates and EBITDA margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others. The Company considered market information in assessing the reasonableness of the fair value under the income approach outlined above.

Other intangible assets that have finite lives are amortized over their useful lives. Customer relationships are amortized using the accelerated method, based on customer attrition rates, over their estimated useful lives of 13 (weighted average) years.

Deferred Financing Costs

Direct costs incurred in connection with debt agreements are capitalized as incurred and amortized based on the effective interest method for the 10.5% senior secured notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) and on the straight line method for the Company’s $50 million credit agreement (the “2012 Credit Agreement”). At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had deferred financing costs of $4.2 million and $4.6 million, respectively, net of accumulated amortization of $1.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

In 2012, the Company added $0.6 million of deferred financing costs related to its 2012 Credit Agreement. In 2011, the Company added $0.5 million of deferred financing costs related to its Notes and its previous $50 million credit agreement. In December 2010, the Company wrote off $2.5 million of deferred financing costs due to the extinguishment, in full, of its previous credit agreement, and added $4.9 million of deferred financing costs related to its Notes and its previous $50 million credit agreement.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Historically, the Company enters into derivative instruments to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates. These instruments allow the Company to raise funds at floating rates and effectively swap them into fixed rates, without the exchange of the underlying principal amount. Such agreements are designated and accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Derivative instruments are recorded at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of its financial instruments for disclosure purposes:

Cash equivalents: Cash equivalents are time deposits with maturity of three months or less when purchased, which are highly liquid and readily convertible to cash. Cash equivalents reported in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet were $13.7 million and $10.3 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and are carried at cost and approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity of these instruments.

Short- and long-term debt: The carrying amount of the Company’s capital leases reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The carrying amount reported in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012 for its Notes and its subordinated notes payable is $200.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates a market interest rate which assumes adjustments for duration, optionality, and risk profile, the Company has determined the fair value of its Notes and its subordinated notes payable is $198.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2012.

Interest rate hedge agreements: The fair value of the interest rate swap was based on market interest rates using a discounted cash flow model and an adjustment for counterparty risk. See Note 13 “Fair Value Measurements” for further information.

Insurance Liability

The Company maintains a high deductible insurance policy for a significant portion of its risks and associated liabilities with respect to workers’ compensation. The Company’s deductible is $250 thousand. The accrued liabilities associated with this program are based on the Company’s estimate of the ultimate costs to settle known claims, as well as claims incurred but not yet reported to the Company, as of the balance sheet date. The Company’s estimated liability is not discounted and is based upon an actuarial report obtained from a third party. The actuarial report uses information provided by the Company’s insurance brokers and insurers, combined with the Company’s judgments regarding a number of assumptions and factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, claims development history, case jurisdiction, applicable legislation, and the Company’s claims settlement practices.

The Company is self-insured for healthcare benefits, with a stop-loss at $225 thousand. Liabilities associated with the risks that are retained by the Company are estimated, in part, by considering historical claims experience, demographic factors, severity factors and other actuarial assumptions. The Company’s results could be materially affected by claims and other expenses related to such plans if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company estimates potential future loss accruals related to legal, workers’ compensation, healthcare, tax and other contingencies. These accruals require management’s judgment on the outcome of various events based on the best available information. However, due to changes in facts and circumstances, the ultimate outcomes could differ from management’s estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. In general, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) shipment of products has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the sales price charged is fixed or determinable and (iv) collection is reasonably assured. Net sales include an allowance for estimated sales returns and discounts.

The Company recognizes service revenue when services have been rendered, while revenues from the resale of equipment and supplies are recognized upon delivery to the customer or upon customer pickup. Revenue from equipment service agreements are recognized over the term of the service agreement.

The Company has established contractual pricing for certain large national customer accounts (“Global Services”). These contracts generally establish uniform pricing at all operating segments for Global Services. Revenues earned from the Company’s Global Services are recognized in the same manner as non-Global Services revenues.

Included in revenues are fees charged to customers for shipping, handling, and delivery services. Such revenues amounted to $12.9 million, $14.8 million, and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 respectively.

Revenues from hosted software licensing activities are recognized ratably over the term of the license. Revenues from membership fees are recognized over the term of the membership agreement. Revenues from software licensing activities and membership revenues comprise less than 1% of the Company’s consolidated revenues during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Management provides for returns, discounts and allowances based on historic experience and adjusts such allowances as considered necessary. To date, such provisions have been within the range of management’s expectations.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company’s comprehensive loss includes foreign currency translation adjustments and the amortized fair value of the Amended Swap Transaction, net of taxes. The Amended Swap Transaction was de-designated on December 1, 2010, as it no longer qualified as a cash flow hedge when the cash proceeds from the issuance of the Notes were used to pay off the Company’s previous credit agreement. At that time, the fair value of the Amended Swap Transaction was computed and the effective portion was stored in other comprehensive income and was amortized into income, net of tax effect, on the straight-line method, based on the original notional schedule.

Asset and liability accounts of international operations are translated into the Company’s functional currency, U.S. dollars, at current rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the weighted-average currency rate for the fiscal year.

 

Segment and Geographic Reporting

The provisions of ASC 280, Segment Reporting, require public companies to report financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating segments. The Company identifies operating segments based on the various business activities that earn revenue and incur expense, whose operating results are reviewed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, who, acting jointly, are deemed to be the chief operating decision makers. Based on the fact that operating segments have similar products and services, classes of customers, production processes and economic characteristics, the Company is deemed to operate as a single reportable segment.

Net sales of the Company’s principle services and products were as follows:

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
Service Sales
Traditional reprographics		$	126,785			$	145,449			$	173,364
Color			79,080				84,062				81,552
Digital			35,578				38,020				39,639
Subtotal (1)			241,443				267,531				294,555
Onsite services (2)			108,817				100,682				89,994
Total service sales			350,260				368,213				384,549
Equipment and supplies sales			55,858				54,519				57,090
Total net sales		$	406,118			$	422,732			$	441,639

 

(1)	For comparison purposes this subtotal agrees with reprographics services historically reported.

(2)	Represents work done at the Company’s customer sites which includes Facilities Management (“FM”) and Managed Print Services (“MPS”).

The Company recognizes revenues in geographic areas based on the location to which the product was shipped or services have been rendered. Operations outside the United States have been small but growing. See table below for revenues and long-lived assets, net, attributable to the Company’s U.S. operations and foreign operations.

 

		2012												2011												2010
						Foreign												Foreign												Foreign
		U.S.				Countries				Total				U.S.				Countries				Total				U.S.				Countries				Total
Revenues from external customers		$	353,763			$	52,355			$	406,118			$	378,705			$	44,027			$	422,732			$	404,513			$	37,126			$	441,639
Long-lived assets, net		$	299,426			$	10,944			$	310,370			$	325,795			$	10,397			$	336,192			$	414,693			$	8,855			$	423,548

Advertising and Shipping and Handling Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and approximated $1.5 million, $1.7 million, and $1.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Shipping and handling costs incurred by the Company are included in cost of sales.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company applies the Black-Scholes valuation model in determining the fair value of share-based payments to employees, which is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Upon the adoption of FSP FAS 123(R-3), Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards, the Company used the “shortcut method” for determining the historical windfall tax benefit.

Total stock-based compensation for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, was $2.0 million, $4.3 million and $5.9 million, respectively and was recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses, consistent with the classification of the underlying salaries. In addition, upon the adoption of ASC 718, Income Taxes, the excess tax benefit resulting from stock-based compensation, in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, are classified as financing cash inflows.

The weighted average fair value at the grant date for options issued in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $2.97, and $4.43 respectively. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

		Year Ended
		December 31,
		2012				2011
Weighted average assumptions used:
Risk free interest rate			1.17	%			2.01	%
Expected volatility			54.8	%			48.1	%
Expected dividend yield			0.00	%			0.00	%

The Company did not issue any stock options in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Using historical exercise data as a basis, the Company determined that the expected term for stock options issued in 2012 and 2011 was 7.1 years and 6.9 years, respectively.

For fiscal years 2012 and 2011, expected stock price volatility is based on a blended rate which combines the Company’s recent historical volatility with that of its peer groups for a period equal to the expected term. This blended method provides better information about future stock-price movements, until the Company has a more reliable historical period to rely upon. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant with an equivalent remaining term. The Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not currently plan to pay dividends in the near future. The Company assumed a forfeiture rate of 2% in 2012 and 0% in 2011. The Company’s assumed forfeiture rate is based on the historical forfeiture rate for employees at similar levels in the Company. The Company reviews its forfeiture rate at least on an annual basis.

As of December 31, 2012, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested stock-based compensation was approximately $4.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.3 years.

 

For additional information, see Note 10 “Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Stock Option Plan.”

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development activities relate to costs associated with the design and testing of new technology or enhancements and maintenance to existing technology and are expensed as incurred. In total, research and development amounted to $5.4 million, $4.9 million and $4.7 million during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Noncontrolling Interest

The Company accounts for its investment in UNIS Document Solutions Co. Ltd., (“UDS”) under the purchase method of accounting, in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. UDS is consolidated in the Company’s financial statements from the date of commencement. Noncontrolling interest, which represents the 35 percent non-controlling interest in UDS, is reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Sales Taxes

The Company bills sales taxes, as applicable, to its customers. The Company acts as an agent and bills, collects, and remits the sales tax to the proper government jurisdiction. The sales taxes are accounted for on a net basis, and therefore are not included as part of the Company’s revenue.

Earnings Per Share

The Company accounts for earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income attributable to ARC by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if common shares subject to outstanding options and acquisition rights had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Common share equivalents are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. There were 2.3 million, 2.2 million and 2.2 million common stock options excluded as their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company’s common share equivalents consist of stock options issued under the Company’s Stock Plan.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share were calculated as follows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period — basic			45,668				45,401				45,213
Effect of dilutive stock options			—				—				—
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period — diluted			45,668				45,401				45,213

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-08. The new guidance provides an entity the option, when testing for goodwill impairment, to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after performing a qualitative assessment, an entity determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it is required to perform the currently prescribed two-step goodwill impairment test to identify potential goodwill impairment, and measure the amount of goodwill impairment loss to be recognized for that reporting unit (if any). The adoption of ASU 2011-08 will have no effect to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05. The new guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Instead, an entity will be required to present either a continuous statement of net income and other comprehensive income or present net income and other comprehensive income in two separate but consecutive statements. The Company adopted provisions of ASU 2011-05 effective January 1, 2012, and has presented a new statement titled “Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).”

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 which amends the accounting and disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The new guidance limits the highest-and-best-use measure to nonfinancial assets, permits certain financial assets and liabilities with offsetting positions in market or counterparty credit risks to be measured at a net basis, and provides guidance on the applicability of premiums and discounts. Additionally, the new guidance expands the disclosures on Level 3 inputs by requiring quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions, as well as description of the valuation processes and the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs. The Company adopted provisions of ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012, which did not have a material effect on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

3. RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES

To ensure that the Company’s costs and resources were in line with the Company’s current portfolio of services and products, and that the Company’s primary offerings were tied to growing markets, management initiated a restructuring plan in October of 2012. The restructuring plan implemented in the fourth quarter of 2012 included the closure of 33 of the Company’s service centers, which represents over 10% of the Company’s total number of service center locations. In addition, as part of the restructuring plan, the Company reduced headcount and middle management associated with its service center locations, streamlined the upper management team, and allocated more resources into growing sales categories such as managed print services. The reduction in headcount totaled approximately 300 full-time employees, which represents approximately 10% of the Company’s total workforce.

Restructuring expenses in 2012 include employee termination costs, estimated lease termination and obligation costs and other restructuring expenses. The Company’s restructuring efforts will include additional service center closures in 2013, but a significantly lower number of closures compared to 2012. The Company estimates that 2013 closures will result in additional restructuring expenses of less than $1.0 million.

 

The following table summarizes restructuring expenses incurred in 2012:

 

		Year Ended
		December 31, 2012
Employee termination costs		$	784
Estimated lease termination and obligation costs			2,168
Other restructuring expenses			368
Total restructuring expenses		$	3,320

The changes in the restructuring liability for the year ended December 31, 2012 is summarized as follows:

 

		Year Ended
		December 31, 2012
Balance December 31, 2011		$	—
Restructuring expenses			3,320
Payments			(940	)
Adjustments			(81	)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	2,299

4. ACQUISITIONS

During 2012, the Company had no business acquisitions.

During 2011, the Company acquired one Chinese business through UDS, its business venture with Unisplendour Corporation Limited (“Unisplendour”) for $1.4 million in the aggregate.

During 2010, the Company acquired one Chinese business through UDS for $0.6 million in the aggregate.

The results of operations of the companies acquired have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements from their respective dates of acquisition.

For U.S. income tax purposes, $1.2 million of intangibles resulting from the acquisition completed during 2011 are amortized over a 15-year period. None of the Company’s acquisitions were related or contingent upon any other acquisitions.

During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company’s acquisitions were not material individually, or in the aggregate.

Certain acquisition agreements entered into by the Company contain earnout agreements which provide for additional consideration (Earnout Payments) to be paid to the former owners if the acquired entity’s results of operations, or sales, exceed certain targeted levels measured on an annual basis generally three years after the acquisition. The earnout provisions generally contain limits on the amount of Earnout Payments that may be payable over the term of the agreement. The Company’s estimate of the aggregate amount of additional consideration that may be payable over the terms of the earnout agreements subsequent to December 31, 2012 is approximately $1.8 million.

5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES RESULTING FROM BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

At September 30, 2012, absent the fact that the Company assesses goodwill for impairment annually as of September 30, the Company determined that there were sufficient indicators to trigger a goodwill impairment analysis. The indicators included, among other factors: (1) the Company’s underperformance relative to its plan in the third quarter of 2012 (2) the performance against plan of reporting units which previously had goodwill impairment (3) the economic environment, and (4) the continued decrease in large and small format printing at the Company’s service centers, which the Company management believes is partly due to customers’ increasing adoption of technology. The Company’s analysis indicated that seven of its 27 reporting units, six in the United States and one in Canada, had a goodwill impairment as of September 30, 2012. Accordingly, the Company recorded a pretax, non-cash charge for the three months ended September 30, 2012 to reduce the carrying value of goodwill by $16.7 million. Based upon its assessment, the Company concluded that no goodwill impairment triggering events have occurred during the fourth quarter of 2012 that would require an additional impairment test.

Given the current economic environment, the changing document and printing needs of the Company’s customers, and the uncertainties regarding the related effect on the Company’s business, there can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions made for purposes of the Company’s goodwill impairment testing in 2012 will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If the Company’s assumptions, including forecasted EBITDA of certain reporting units, are not achieved, the Company may be required to record additional goodwill impairment charges in future periods, whether in connection with the Company’s next annual impairment testing in the third quarter of 2013, or on an interim basis, if any such change constitutes a triggering event (as defined under ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other) outside of the quarter when the Company regularly performs its annual goodwill impairment test. It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future impairment charge would result or, if it does, whether such charge would be material.

At September 30, 2011, the results of the Company’s analysis indicated that nine of its 37 reporting units, eight in the United States and one in Canada, had a goodwill impairment as of September 30, 2011. Accordingly, the Company recorded a pretax, non-cash charge for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to reduce the carrying value of goodwill by $42.1 million. Given the increased uncertainty in the timing of the recovery of the construction industry, and the increased uncertainty in the economy as a whole, as well as the significant decline in the price of the Company’s senior notes (resulting in a higher yield) and a decline of the Company’s stock price during the third quarter of 2011, the Company concluded that it was appropriate to increase the estimated weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) of its reporting units as of September 30, 2011. The increase in the Company’s WACC was the main driver in the decrease in the estimated fair value of reporting units during the third quarter of 2011, which in turn resulted in the goodwill impairment.

At June 30, 2011, the Company determined that there were sufficient indicators to trigger an interim goodwill impairment analysis. The indicators included, among other factors: (1) the economic environment, (2) the performance against plan of reporting units which previously had goodwill impairment, and (3) revised forecasted future earnings. The Company’s analysis indicated that six of its 36 reporting units, all of which are located in the United States, had a goodwill impairment as of June 30, 2011. Accordingly, the Company recorded a pretax, non-cash charge for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 to reduce the carrying value of goodwill by $23.3 million.

 

The results of the Company’s 2010 goodwill impairment analysis indicated that goodwill was impaired at 13 of its reporting units, 12 in the United States and one in China. Accordingly, the Company recorded a pretax, non-cash charge in 2010 to reduce the carrying value of goodwill by $38.3 million.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

						Accumulated
						Impairment				Net Carrying
		Gross Goodwill				Loss				Amount
January 1, 2011		$	405,558			$	110,799			$	294,759
Additions			—				—				—
Goodwill impairment			—				65,444				(65,444	)
December 31, 2011			405,558				176,243				229,315
Additions			—				—				—
Goodwill impairment			—				16,707				(16,707	)
December 31, 2012		$	405,558			$	192,950			$	212,608

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company decided to consolidate the various brands that previously represented the Company’s market presence in North America. Beginning in January 2011, each of the Company’s operating segments and their respective locations began to adopt ARC, the Company’s overall brand name. Original brand names were used in conjunction with the new ARC brand name to reinforce the Company’s continuing presence in the business communities it serves, and ongoing relationships with its customers. Accordingly, the remaining estimated useful lives of the trade name intangible assets were revised down to 18 months. This change in estimate is accounted for on a prospective basis, resulting in increased amortization expense over the revised useful life of each trade name. The effect of this change in 2012 and 2011 was an increase in amortization expense of approximately $3.2 million and $9.5 million, respectively. Trade names were amortized using the straight-line method. The Company retired the original trade names in April 2012.

The following table sets forth the Company’s other intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, which continue to be amortized:

 

		December 31, 2012												December 31, 2011
		Gross								Net				Gross								Net
		Carrying				Accumulated				Carrying				Carrying				Accumulated				Carrying
		Amount				Amortization				Amount				Amount				Amortization				Amount
Amortizable other intangible assets:
Customer relationships		$	97,926			$	64,024			$	33,902			$	97,509			$	56,478			$	41,031
Trade names and trademarks			20,350				19,754				596				20,320				16,231				4,089
Non-competition agreements			—				—				—				100				93				7
		$	118,276			$	83,778			$	34,498			$	117,929			$	72,802			$	45,127

Based on current information, estimated future amortization expense of other intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:

 

2013		$	6,607
2014			5,764
2015			5,220
2016			4,520
2017			4,003
Thereafter			8,384
		$	34,498

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consist of the following:

 

		December 31,
		2012				2011
Machinery and equipment		$	231,879			$	221,943
Buildings and leasehold improvements			18,182				20,047
Furniture and fixtures			4,240				4,692
			254,301				246,682
Less accumulated depreciation			(197,830	)			(191,598	)
		$	56,471			$	55,084

Depreciation expense was $28.5 million, $29.2 million, and $34.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.

The two facilities that the Company owns are subject to liens under its credit facility.

 

7. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

		December 31,				December 31,
		2012				2011
Borrowings from foreign Revolving Credit Facilities; 0.6% interest rate at December 31, 2012 and 2011		$	1,985			$	713
10.5% Senior Notes due 2016, net of discount of $3,148 and $3,759 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively			196,852				196,241
Various subordinated notes payable; weighted average interest rate of 6.0% and 6.2% at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively; principal and interest payable monthly through September 2014			243				1,174
Various capital leases; weighted average interest rate of 7.5% and 8.5% interest rate at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively; principal and interest payable monthly through November 2017			23,445				28,136
			222,525				226,264
Less current portion			(13,263	)			(15,005	)
		$	209,262			$	211,259

10.5% Senior Notes due 2016

On December 1, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of 10.5% senior unsecured notes due 2016 (the “Notes”).

The Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $200 million. The Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company and are subordinate to all existing and future senior secured debt of the Company to the extent of the assets securing such debt. The Company’s obligations under the Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries. The issue price was 97.824% with a yield to maturity of 11.0%. Interest on the Notes accrues at a rate of 10.5% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2011. The Company will make each interest payment to the holders of record of the Notes on the immediately preceding June 1 and December 1.

The Company received gross proceeds of $195.6 million from the Notes offering. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”). The Notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Optional Redemption. At any time prior to December 15, 2013, the Company may redeem all or part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) a make-whole premium as of the date of redemption, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. In addition, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes on or after December 15, 2013, at redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. At any time prior to December 15, 2013, the Company may use the proceeds of certain equity offerings to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including any permitted additional notes, at a redemption price equal to 110.5% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

Repurchase upon Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase all of the then-outstanding Notes in cash at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

Other Covenants. The Indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to (1) incur certain additional debt and issue preferred stock, (2) make certain restricted payments, (3) consummate specified asset sales, (4) enter into certain transactions with affiliates, (5) create liens, (6) declare or pay any dividend or make any other distributions, (7) make certain investments, and (8) merge or consolidate with another person.

Events of Default. The Indenture provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include non-payment, breach of covenants in the Indenture, cross default and acceleration of other indebtedness, failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs, the Trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all of the then-outstanding Notes to be due and payable.

Exchange Offer. Pursuant to a registered exchange offer in May 2011, the Company offered to exchange up to $200 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes, for new notes that were registered under the Securities Act. The terms of the registered notes are the same as the terms of the Notes, except that they are registered under the Securities Act and the transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions are not applicable. The Company accepted the exchange of $200 million aggregate principal amounts of the Notes that were properly tendered in the exchange offer.

2012 Credit Agreement

On January 27, 2012, the Company entered into a new Credit Agreement (the “2012 Credit Agreement”) and terminated its previous senior secured credit agreement. The 2012 Credit Agreement provides revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million with a Canadian sublimit of $5.0 million, based on inventory, accounts receivable and unencumbered equipment of the Company’s subsidiaries organized in the US and Canada that meet certain eligibility criteria. The 2012 Credit Agreement has a maturity date of June 15, 2016.

Amounts borrowed in US dollars under the 2012 Credit Agreement bear interest, in the case of LIBOR loans, at a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus the LIBOR Margin, which may range from 1.75% to 2.25%, based on Average Daily Net Availability (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement). All other amounts borrowed in US dollars that are not LIBOR loans bear interest at a per annum rate equal to (i) the greatest of (A) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%, (B) the LIBOR (calculated based upon an interest period of three months and determined on a daily basis), plus 1.0% per annum, and (C) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, within Wells Fargo Bank, National Association at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate,” plus (ii) the Base Rate Margin (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement), which may range from 0.75% to 1.25%, based on Average Daily Net Availability (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement). Amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Canadian Base Rate (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement) plus the LIBOR Margin, which may range from 1.75% to 2.25%, based on Average Daily Net Availability.

 

The 2012 Credit Agreement contains various loan covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to take certain actions, including restrictions on incurrence of indebtedness, creation of liens, mergers or consolidations, dispositions of assets, repurchase or redemption of capital stock, making certain investments, entering into certain transactions with affiliates or changing the nature of the Company’s business. In addition, at any time when Excess Availability (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement) is less than $10.0 million, the Company is required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the 2012 Credit Agreement) of at least 1.0. The Company’s obligations under the 2012 Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of its assets pursuant to a Guaranty and Security Agreement.

As of and during the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company did not have any outstanding debt under the 2012 Credit Agreement.

As of December 31, 2012, based on inventory, accounts receivable and unencumbered equipment of the Company’s subsidiaries organized in the US and Canada, the Company’s borrowing availability under the 2012 Credit Agreement was $44.7 million. Standby letters of credit aggregating $2.9 million reduced the Company’s borrowing availability under the 2012 Credit Agreement to $41.8 million as of December 31, 2012.

Foreign Credit Agreement

In the third quarter of 2012, UDS, ARC’s Chinese operations, entered into one-year revolving credit facilities. The facilities provide for a maximum credit amount of 20.0 million Chinese Yuan Renminbi, which translates to U.S. $3.2 million as of December 31, 2012. Draws on the facility are limited to 30 day periods and incur a fee of 0.05% of the amount drawn and no additional interest is charged.

Minimum future maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

		Long-Term Debt				Capital Lease Obligations
Year ending December 31:
2013		$	2,159			$	11,104
2014			69				6,987
2015			—				3,546
2016			200,000				1,471
2017			—				337
Thereafter			—				—
		$	202,228			$	23,445

Interest Rate Swap Transaction

On December 19, 2007, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction in order to hedge the floating interest rate risk on the Company’s long term variable rate debt.

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the swap transaction no longer qualified as a cash flow hedge and was de-designated.

As of December 31, 2010, the swap transaction had a negative fair value of $9.7 million, all of which was recorded in accrued expenses. On January 3, 2011, the swap transaction was terminated and settled. For further information, see Note 12 “Derivatives and Hedging Transactions”.

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company leases machinery, equipment, and office and operational facilities under noncancelable operating lease agreements. Certain lease agreements for the Company’s facilities generally contain renewal options and provide for annual increases in rent based on the local Consumer Price Index. The following is a schedule of the Company’s future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2012:

 

		Third Party				Related Party				Total
Year ending December 31:
2013		$	18,825			$	893			$	19,718
2014			13,322				154				13,476
2015			10,722				—				10,722
2016			6,030				—				6,030
2017			2,998				—				2,998
Thereafter			814				—				814
		$	52,711			$	1,047			$	53,758

Total rent expense under operating leases, including month-to-month rentals, amounted to $26.3 million, $28.0 million, and $29.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Under certain lease agreements, the Company is responsible for other costs such as property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and utilities.

The Company leases several of its facilities under lease agreements with entities owned by certain of its current and former executive officers which expire through March 2014. Rental expense on these facilities amounted to $1.1 million, $1.5 million and $1.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each director and named executive officer which provide indemnification under certain circumstances for acts and omissions which may not be covered by any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. The indemnification agreements may require the Company, among other things, to indemnify its officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as officers and directors (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain officers’ and directors’ insurance if available on reasonable terms. There have been no events to date which would require the Company to indemnify its officers or directors.

 

On October 21, 2010, the plaintiff, a former employee, filed a class action civil complaint against defendants American Reprographics Company, LLC and American Reprographics Company in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. The class action complaint seeks to represent all current and former non-exempt hourly employees who worked for Defendants in California since October 21, 2006. The civil complaint alleges causes of action for failure to provide meal periods and rest periods in violation of California Labor Code § 226.7 as well as several derivative claims. The civil complaint seeks recovery of wages, restitution, penalties, interest, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees and costs. The parties are currently engaged in pre-certification class discovery process. The Company cannot reasonably estimate the amount or range of possible loss, if any, at this time, and accordingly has not accrued for any potential liability in its Consolidated Financial Statements in connection with this matter.

In addition to the matter described above, the Company is involved in various additional legal proceedings and other legal matters from time to time in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

9. INCOME TAXES

The following table includes the consolidated income tax provision for federal, state, and local income taxes related to the Company’s total earnings before taxes for 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
Current:
Federal		$	59			$	(16,449	)		$	(1,400	)
State			370				353				157
Foreign			322				48				(286	)
			751				(16,048	)			(1,529	)
Deferred:
Federal			1,356				57,249				(10,429	)
State			489				8,321				(1,640	)
Foreign			188				1,409				(588	)
			2,033				66,979				(12,657	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		$	2,784			$	50,931			$	(14,186	)

The consolidated deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

 

		December 31,
		2012				2011
Deferred tax assets:
Financial statement accruals not currently deductible		$	3,641			$	3,307
Deferred revenue			617				504
State taxes			69				—
Fixed assets			5,079				6,359
Goodwill and other identifiable intangibles			38,015				40,109
Stock-based compensation			6,040				6,162
Federal tax net operating loss carryforward			21,237				9,541
State tax net operating loss carryforward, net			3,145				1,865
State tax credits, net			942				905
Foreign tax net operating loss carryforward			721				1,162
Gross deferred tax assets			79,506				69,914
Less: valuation allowance			(78,260	)			(68,546	)
Net deferred tax assets			1,246				1,368
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill and other identifiable intangibles		$	(28,936	)		$	(26,447	)
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	(27,690	)		$	(25,079	)

 

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

		Year Ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
Statutory federal income tax rate			35	%			35	%			35	%
State taxes, net of federal benefit			1				2				3
Foreign taxes			2				—				(1	)
Goodwill impairment			(8	)			(16	)			(3	)
Valuation allowance			(34	)			(83	)			—
Non-deductible expenses and other			(1	)			(1	)			(1	)
Stock-based compensation			(4	)			—				—
Discrete item			(1	)			1				1
Effective income tax rate			(10	)%			(62	)%			34	%

In accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Taxes, the Company evaluates its deferred tax assets to determine if a valuation allowance is required based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard, with significant weight being given to evidence that can be objectively verified. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability; the length of statutory carryover periods for operating losses and tax credit carryovers; and available tax planning alternatives. During 2012 and 2011, the Company determined that cumulative losses for the preceding twelve quarters constituted sufficient objective evidence (as defined by ASC 740-10, Income Taxes) that a valuation allowance on certain deferred assets was needed.

Based on the Company’s assessment, the remaining net deferred tax assets of $1.2 million as of December 31, 2012 are considered to be more likely than not to be realized. The valuation allowance of $78.3 million may be increased or decreased as conditions change or if the Company is unable to implement certain available tax planning strategies. The realization of the Company’s net deferred tax assets ultimately depend on future taxable income, reversals of existing taxable temporary differences or through a loss carry back. The Company has income tax receivables of $4.1 million as of December 31, 2012 included in other current assets in its consolidated balance sheet primarily related to income tax refunds for prior years under audit.

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $60.7 million of consolidated federal, $59.3 million of state and $2.9 million of foreign net operating loss and charitable contribution carryforwards available to offset future taxable income, respectively. The federal net operating loss carryforward began in 2011 and will begin to expire in varying amounts between 2031 and 2032. The charitable contribution carryforward began in 2009 and will begin to expire in varying amounts between 2014 and 2017. The state net operating loss carryforwards expire in varying amounts between 2015 and 2032. The foreign net operating loss carryforwards expire in varying amounts between 2015 and 2032.

Goodwill impairment item represents non-deductible goodwill impairment related to stock acquired in prior years. Non-deductible other items include meals and entertainment and other items that, individually, are not significant.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008. In 2010, the IRS commenced an examination of the Company’s U.S. income tax return for 2008, which was completed in February of 2011. The IRS did not propose any adjustments to the Company’s 2008 U.S. income tax return. In 2011, the IRS commenced an examination of the Company’s 2009 and 2010 U.S. income tax returns. The IRS did not propose any adjustments to the Company’s 2009 and 2010 U.S. income tax returns as of December 31, 2012.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax is as follows:

 

		2012				2011				2010
Beginning balance at January 1,		$	—			$	1,549			$	1,557
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			266				—				387
Reductions based on tax positions related to the prior year			—				(1,549	)			—
Reductions for tax positions due to expiration of statute of limitations			—				—				(395	)
Ending balance at December 31,		$	266			$	—			$	1,549

All of the unrecognized tax benefits, reflected above affected the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company recognized a tax benefit of $1.5 million in 2011 due to the reduction, reflected above.

The Company recognizes penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense. Interest expense of $27 and $92 is included in the ASC 740-10, Income Taxes, liability on the Company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 and 2010, respectively.