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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2013
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

5. Income Taxes

        The provision for income taxes on pre-tax income includes the following components:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Current:

                   

Federal

  $ (13.1 ) $ (9.8 ) $ (8.6 )

State

    (1.8 )   (0.5 )   1.5  

Foreign

    12.1     3.0     1.8  
               

 

    (2.8 )   (7.3 )   (5.3 )

Deferred

    29.5     32.8     38.9  
               

 

  $ 26.7   $ 25.5   $ 33.6  
               

        The deferred tax provision results primarily from differences between financial reporting and taxable income arising from depreciation, post-retirement benefits and capitalized program development costs.

        Income tax receivable at May 31, 2013 and 2012 was $18.0 million and $22.8 million, respectively, and is included in deposits, prepaids and other on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        The provision for income taxes on pre-tax income differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 to income before taxes, for the following reasons:

 
  For the Year Ended
May 31,
 
 
  2013   2012   2011  

Provision for income taxes at the federal statutory rate

  $ 28.8   $ 32.7   $ 36.2  

State income taxes, net of federal benefit and refunds

    (1.0 )   (3.5 )   0.9  

Research and development credit

    (1.1 )   (0.8 )   (0.4 )

Noncontrolling interest

    (0.2 )   (0.1 )    

Settlement of tax examinations

            (3.5 )

Federal adjustments

        (3.3 )    

Other

    0.2     0.5     0.4  
               

Provision for income taxes

  $ 26.7   $ 25.5   $ 33.6  
               

        Deferred tax liabilities and assets result primarily from the differences in the timing of the recognition of transactions for financial reporting and income tax purposes and consist of the following components:

 
  May 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

Deferred tax assets-current attributable to:

             

Inventory costs

  $ 14.8   $ 11.3  

Employee benefits

    8.3     6.0  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    1.6     2.1  

AMT, NOL and FTC carrybacks

        7.3  

Advanced billings and other

    (6.7 )   (4.1 )
           

Total net deferred tax assets-current

  $ 18.0   $ 22.6  
           

Deferred tax assets-noncurrent attributable to:

             

Postretirement benefits

  $ 17.7   $ 19.6  

Bond hedge

    1.7     3.1  

Foreign intangible assets

    41.5     39.5  

AMT, NOL and FTC carrybacks

    37.6      

Other

    1.0     4.8  
           

Total deferred tax assets-noncurrent

  $ 99.5   $ 67.0  
           

Total deferred tax assets

  $ 117.5   $ 89.6  
           

Deferred tax liabilities attributable to:

             

Depreciation

  $ (163.5 ) $ (119.0 )

Convertible notes

    (3.9 )   (7.0 )

Capitalized program development costs

    (28.8 )   (17.3 )

Foreign intangible assets

    (41.5 )   (39.6 )
           

Total deferred tax liabilities

  $ (237.7 ) $ (182.9 )
           

Net deferred tax liabilities

  $ (120.2 ) $ (93.3 )
           

        As of May 31, 2013, we have determined that the realization of our deferred tax assets is more likely than not, and that a valuation allowance is not required based upon our history of operating earnings, our expectations for continued future earnings, the nature of certain of our deferred tax assets and the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, primarily related to depreciation.

        Our fiscal 2013 effective income tax rate was 32.5%, which included a $1.3 million reduction in income tax expense related to the reduction of our state income tax rate from continued implementation of state tax planning strategies. In fiscal 2012, our effective income tax rate was 27.2%, which included a $3.3 million reduction in income tax expense primarily relating to revisions in book versus tax differences, and a $4.0 million reduction in income tax expense, primarily related to the reduction in our state income tax rate from the implementation of state tax planning strategies. Our state tax planning strategies included a new corporate structure and the relocation of one of our significant business units.

        Fiscal years 2010 and subsequent are open for examination. Various states and foreign jurisdictions also remain open subject to their applicable statute of limitations. We have no unrecognized tax benefits as of May 31, 2013.

        During fiscal 2011, an examination of our fiscal years 2007 through 2009 tax returns was completed, which resulted in a reduction of income tax expense in the amount of $3.5 million, primarily due to the allowance of foreign tax credits which had not previously been benefited.