Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	99,354		$	48,068	$	18,085
State		24,339			11,969		7,412
Foreign		25,603			23,101		16,232
Deferred:
Federal and state		(15,188	)		15,117		3,654
Foreign		195			2,039		3,716
	$	134,303		$	100,294	$	49,099

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

Income before the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Domestic	$	286,537	$	202,210	$	88,065
Foreign		57,708		48,006		27,103
	$	344,245	$	250,216	$	115,168

Difference of Income Taxes from Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

The income taxes shown above varied from the statutory federal income tax rates for these periods as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Federal U.S. income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		4.0			3.4			2.0
Non-deductible expenses		0.8			1.3			2.7
Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates, net of foreign tax credits		0.7			2.2			3.4
Federal tax credits		(0.3	)		(1.2	)		(1.3	)
Tax impact of uncertain tax positions		(1.2	)		(0.4	)		0.2
Other, net		—			(0.2	)		0.6
Effective tax rate		39.0	%		40.1	%		42.6	%

Deferred Portion of Tax Provision (Benefit)

The deferred portion of the tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Amortization of franchise rights	$	514		$	514		$	570
Amortization of other intangibles		1,180			1,142			961
Accrued expenses, deducted for tax when paid		(13,494	)		(2,076	)		4,423
Capitalized costs for books, deducted for tax		7,395			7,448			4,693
Depreciation		(7,813	)		(1,709	)		(951	)
Federal impact of unrecognized tax benefits		478			331			(921	)
Foreign tax credit carryforwards		—			5,719			(5,719	)
Other, net		(3,253	)		5,787			4,314
	$	(14,993	)	$	17,156		$	7,370

Deferred Income Tax Amounts Included on Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

The deferred income tax amounts included on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position are composed of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Current deferred income tax assets, net	$	102,993		$	88,578
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities, net		(14,244	)		(14,377	)
	$	88,749		$	74,201

Components of Deferred Income Tax Amounts

The components of the deferred income tax amounts at December 31, 2012 and 2011, were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred Income Tax Assets
Provision for bad debts	$	7,585		$	7,123
Employee retirement and other benefit obligations		62,637			54,708
Workers’ compensation		10,007			8,526
Deferred compensation		10,895			15,502
Credits and net operating loss carryforwards		48,609			42,289
Other		23,781			16,427
Total deferred income tax assets		163,514			144,575
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities
Amortization of intangible assets		(22,169	)		(20,475	)
Property and equipment basis differences		(8,029	)		(8,823	)
Other		(5,257	)		(4,742	)
Total deferred income tax liabilities		(35,455	)		(34,040	)
Valuation allowance		(39,310	)		(36,334	)
Total deferred income tax assets, net	$	88,749		$	74,201

Reconciliation of Total Amounts of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table reconciles the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,669		$	12,505		$	13,135
Gross increases—tax positions in prior years		352			564			910
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior years		(273	)		(1,061	)		(493	)
Gross increases—tax positions in current year		42			40			64
Settlements		(252	)		(111	)		(1,111	)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(4,441	)		(268	)		—
Balance at end of period	$	7,097		$	11,669		$	12,505