Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward

The Company’s uncertain tax benefits, and changes thereto, during 2012, 2011, and 2010 were as follows: 

	2012			2011			2010
Balance at January 1:	$	3,746		$	3,843		$	3,754
Additions based on tax positions related to current year	600			593			699
Additions based on tax positions of prior years	—			—			119
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(570		)	(579		)	(693		)
Settlements	(246		)	(111		)	(36		)
Balance at December 31:	$	3,530		$	3,746		$	3,843

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

For the Years Ended December 31,	2012		2011		2010
“Statutory” federal tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	3.9		3.6		2.7
Other, net	1.6		(0.1	)	1.4
Effective tax rate	40.5	%	38.5	%	39.1	%

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

The components of income before taxes and the provision for income taxes recorded in the consolidated statements of income are as follows: 

	For the Years Ended
Components of Income before Taxes	2012		2011		2010
Domestic	$	133,300	$	121,770	$	61,338
Foreign	12,148		11,419		8,136
Income before taxes	$	145,448	$	133,189	$	69,474

Provisions for Income Taxes Recorded in Consolidated Statments of Income

	For the Years Ended
Components of Income Tax Provision	2012		2011			2010
Current expense
US Federal	$	38,642	$	41,052		$	11,562
State	6,848		6,343			2,189
Foreign	3,366		3,579			2,733
Total Current expense	$	48,856	$	50,974		$	16,484
Deferred expense
US Federal	$	9,090	246			9,428
State	786		178			1,198
Foreign	118		(100		)	71
Total Deferred expense	$	9,994	$	324		$	10,697
Total Income Tax Provision	$	58,850	$	51,298		$	27,181

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The following deferred tax assets (liabilities) were recorded at December 31: 

Assets (Liabilities)	2012			2011
Postretirement benefits	$	32,257		$	30,731
Payroll accruals	3,095			2,519
Bad debt reserves	2,178			2,662
Other deferred tax assets	10,359			13,916
Pension	55,665			44,464
Inventory	3,174			2,861
Subtotal	106,728			97,153
less: valuation allowances	(285		)	(306		)
Deferred tax assets	106,443			96,847
Fixed assets	(32,999		)	(26,614		)
Computer software	(3,708		)	(2,778		)
Other deferred tax liabilities	(2,184		)	(1,477		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(38,891		)	(30,869		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	67,552		$	65,978