Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	114,687		$	99,354		$	48,068
State		27,358			24,339			11,969
Foreign		16,598			25,603			23,101
Deferred:
Federal and state		(7,759	)		(15,188	)		15,117
Foreign		(5,500	)		195			2,039
	$	145,384		$	134,303		$	100,294

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

Income before the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Domestic	$	357,382	$	286,537	$	202,210
Foreign		40,197		57,708		48,006
	$	397,579	$	344,245	$	250,216

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:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Federal U.S. income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		4.3			4.0			3.4
Non-deductible expenses		0.7			0.8			1.3
Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates, net of foreign tax credits		(1.0	)		0.7			2.2
Federal tax credits		(1.3	)		(0.3	)		(1.2	)
Tax impact of uncertain tax positions		0.1			(1.2	)		(0.4	)
Valuation allowance release, net		(1.0	)		—			—
Other, net		(0.2	)		—			(0.2	)
Effective tax rate		36.6	%		39.0	%		40.1	%

Deferred Portion of Tax Provision (Benefit)

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

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Amortization of franchise rights	$	514		$	514		$	514
Amortization of other intangibles		621			1,180			1,142
Accrued expenses, deducted for tax when paid		(11,190	)		(13,494	)		(2,076	)
Capitalized costs for books, deducted for tax		3,019			7,395			7,448
Depreciation		(2,597	)		(7,813	)		(1,709	)
Federal impact of unrecognized tax benefits		(274	)		478			331
Foreign tax credit carryforwards		(3,449	)		—			5,719
Other, net		97			(3,253	)		5,787
	$	(13,259	)	$	(14,993	)	$	17,156

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,
	2013			2012
Current deferred income tax assets, net	$	112,881		$	102,993
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities, net		(10,601	)		(14,244	)
	$	102,280		$	88,749

Components of Deferred Income Tax Amounts

The components of the deferred income tax amounts at December 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2013			2012
Deferred Income Tax Assets
Provision for bad debts	$	8,012		$	7,585
Employee retirement and other benefit obligations		72,227			62,637
Workers’ compensation		9,538			10,007
Deferred compensation		12,067			10,895
Credits and net operating loss carryforwards		49,556			48,609
Other		25,953			23,781
Total deferred income tax assets		177,353			163,514
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities
Amortization of intangible assets		(23,305	)		(22,169	)
Property and equipment basis differences		(8,098	)		(8,029	)
Other		(6,626	)		(5,257	)
Total deferred income tax liabilities		(38,029	)		(35,455	)
Valuation allowance		(37,044	)		(39,310	)
Total deferred income tax assets, net	$	102,280		$	88,749

Reconciliation of Total Amounts of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table reconciles the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	7,097		$	11,669		$	12,505
Gross increases—tax positions in prior years		559			352			564
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior years		(369	)		(273	)		(1,061	)
Gross increases—tax positions in current year		38			42			40
Settlements		—			(252	)		(111	)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(1,215	)		(4,441	)		(268	)
Balance at end of period	$	6,110		$	7,097		$	11,669