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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Current:
Federal$15,402 $76,083 $108,825 
State7,884 28,090 38,365 
Foreign14,080 20,400 34,885 
Deferred:
Federal21,264 (10,674)(12,276)
State7,087 (3,838)(3,990)
Foreign(4,355)(3,988)(372)
$61,362 $106,073 $165,437 
Schedule of Income Before Provision for Income Taxes
Income before the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
U.S.$200,201 $332,547 $485,291 
Foreign(5,849)25,124 91,292 
$194,352 $357,671 $576,583 
Schedule of Difference of Income Taxes from Statutory Federal Income Tax Rates
The income taxes shown above varied from the statutory federal income tax rates for these periods as follows (in thousands, except for percentages):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
$%$%$%
U.S. federal statutory tax rate$40,814 21.0%$75,111 21.0%$121,082 21.0%
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax effect (a)11,190 5.818,137 5.1 27,354 4.7 
Foreign tax effects9,418 4.98,695 2.4 14,039 2.4 
Effect of cross-border tax laws
Foreign-derived intangible income(2,058)(1.1)(2,219)(0.6)(1,628)(0.3)
Other(1,498)(0.8)(1,669)(0.5)(254)0.0 
Tax credits
  Work opportunity tax credits(4,850)(2.5)(4,110)(1.1)(5,121)(0.9)
  Other tax credits(500)(0.2)(500)(0.1)(500)(0.1)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Compensation book/tax differences4,899 2.56,303 1.8 7,734 1.3 
Meals & entertainment3,907 2.03,488 1.0 2,791 0.5 
Shared based compensation 3,202 1.7873 0.2 72 0.0 
Other1,250 0.61,204 0.3 1,353 0.2 
Unrecognized tax benefits(3,648)(1.9)(2,536)(0.7)(826)(0.1)
Other adjustments(764)(0.4)3,296 0.9 (659)0.0 
Effective tax rate$61,362 31.6%$106,073 29.7%$165,437 28.7%
(a)In 2025, state taxes in California, New Jersey, Illinois, Minnesota and New York made up the majority (majority is defined as greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category. In 2024, state taxes in California, Illinois, New Jersey, Minnesota, Texas and New York made up the majority of the tax effect in this category. In 2023, state taxes in California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Minnesota made up the majority of the tax effect in this category.
Schedule Of Income Taxes Paid Refunded
Income taxes paid, net of refunds, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Federal$18,000 $83,000 $100,000 
State13,227 29,546 29,760 
Foreign10,406 31,069 38,728 
Income taxes paid, net of refunds$41,633 $143,615 $168,488 
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) exceeded 5 percent of total income tax paid (net of refunds) in the following jurisdictions for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Foreign
  Germany$(2,140)$13,579 $11,671 
Belgium$5,145 **
U.S.
California$2,483 **
*Jurisdiction below the threshold for the period presented.
Schedule of Deferred Portion of Tax Provision (Benefit)
The deferred portion of the tax provision (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Accrued expenses, deducted for tax when paid$(22,367)$(23,871)$(23,456)
Internal-use software and capitalized costs24,614 (6,677)(11,054)
Depreciation1,005 (1,343)(330)
Unrealized gains from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts24,550 16,578 19,139 
Other, net(3,806)(3,187)(937)
$23,996 $(18,500)$(16,638)
Schedule of Components of Deferred Income Tax Amounts
The components of the deferred income tax amounts at December 31, 2025, and 2024, were as follows (in thousands):
 December 31,
 20252024
Deferred income tax assets
Employee deferred compensation and other benefit obligations$212,739 $189,407 
Credits and net operating loss carryforwards44,568 31,337 
Stock-based compensation8,327 7,440 
Allowance for credit losses4,328 5,909 
Workers’ compensation2,259 2,467 
Operating lease liabilities43,204 43,230 
Other15,397 17,082 
Total deferred income tax assets330,822 296,872 
Deferred income tax liabilities
Amortization of intangible assets(21,470)(20,816)
Property and equipment basis differences(26,315)(757)
Unrealized gains from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts(68,260)(43,709)
Right-of-use assets(33,648)(35,213)
Other(13,616)(12,230)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(163,309)(112,725)
Valuation allowance(33,216)(26,417)
Total deferred income tax assets, net$134,297 $157,730 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The following table reconciles the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025 (in thousands): 
 202520242023
Balance at beginning of period$8,619 $11,133 $12,260 
Gross increases—tax positions in prior years183 1,085 27 
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior years(4,299)0 0 
Gross increases—tax positions in current year1,019 902 769 
Lapse of statute of limitations(3)(4,501)(1,923)
Balance at end of period$5,519 $8,619 $11,133