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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

38,357

 

 

$

31,700

 

 

$

26,071

 

State and local

 

 

7,180

 

 

 

6,505

 

 

 

5,958

 

Foreign

 

 

4,346

 

 

 

1,456

 

 

 

1,014

 

Total current provision

 

 

49,883

 

 

 

39,661

 

 

 

33,043

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

1,492

 

 

 

3,583

 

 

 

5,507

 

State and local

 

 

299

 

 

 

530

 

 

 

812

 

Foreign

 

 

189

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(645

)

Total deferred provision

 

 

1,980

 

 

 

4,069

 

 

 

5,674

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

51,863

 

 

$

43,730

 

 

$

38,717

 

 

Difference Between the Company's Reported Provision for Income Taxes and the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate

The difference between the Company’s reported provision for income taxes and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal tax at statutory rate

 

 

35.0

 

%

 

35.0

 

%

 

35.0

 

%

State and local taxes - net of federal benefit

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Credits and deductions related to research activities

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

(3.0

)

 

Foreign rate differential benefit

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

Other, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

35.1

 

%

 

36.9

 

%

 

36.1

 

%

 

Summary of Company's Net Deferred Tax Assets

The following is a summary of the Company’s net deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

2,580

 

 

$

3,102

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

7,294

 

 

 

7,428

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

9,115

 

 

 

7,266

 

Other

 

 

3,745

 

 

 

3,482

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

22,734

 

 

 

21,278

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(7,294

)

 

 

(7,428

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

15,440

 

 

 

13,850

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(1,953

)

 

 

(2,461

)

Capitalized software development costs

 

 

(4,344

)

 

 

(4,495

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(1,310

)

 

 

(1,854

)

Deferred tax assets, net

 

$

7,833

 

 

$

5,040

 

 

Summary of Changes in Valuation Allowance

A summary of the changes in the valuation allowance is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Valuation allowance at beginning of year

 

$

7,428

 

 

$

7,743

 

 

$

727

 

(Decrease) increase to valuation allowance attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current year income

 

 

 

 

 

(101

)

 

 

(65

)

State net operating loss

 

 

 

 

 

(155

)

 

 

(406

)

Blended state rate changes

 

 

(71

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital (loss) gain

 

 

(63

)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

7,487

 

Valuation allowance at end of year

 

$

7,294

 

 

$

7,428

 

 

$

7,743

 

 

Reconciliation of the Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

265

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

49

 

Additions for tax positions of current year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

235

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

265

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

265