Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending of year amount of unrecognized tax benefit is as follows (in thousands):



	2013			2012			2011
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	14,216		$	17,091		$	18,034
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	1,440			1,845			1,219
Additions for tax positions of prior years	8,114			2,050			5,212
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,023		)	(3,051		)	(492		)
Settlement reductions	(4,602		)	(3,410		)	(5,330		)
Reductions for tax positions settled through the expirations of the statute of limitations	(1,323		)	(309		)	(1,552		)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	14,822		$	14,216		$	17,091

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations is comprised of the following (in thousands):



	For the years ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Current provision	$	27,160	$	7,962	$	34,701
Deferred provision	61,932		95,327		65,078
Total income tax provision from continuing operations	$	89,092	$	103,289	$	99,779

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Effective Income Tax Rate

The difference between the Company’s reported income tax expense from continuing operations and the federal income tax expense from continuing operations computed at the statutory rate of 35.0% is explained in the following table (in thousands):



	For the years ended December 31,
	2013					2012					2011
Federal income tax at the statutory rate	$	60,897		35.0	%	$	96,331		35.0	%	$	84,896		35.0	%
State, local and foreign income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	8,142			4.7		9,491			3.4		8,494			3.5
(Reduction)increase for tax positions settled, net of federal income tax benefit	(2,068		)	(1.2	)	80			—		(1,676		)	(0.7	)
Settlements	17,136			9.8		—			—		7,000			2.9
Other, net	4,985			2.9		(2,613		)	(0.9	)	1,065			0.4
Total income tax provision from continuing operations	$	89,092		51.2	%	$	103,289		37.5	%	$	99,779		41.1	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2013			2012
Accounts receivable reserves	$	77,610		$	91,773
Net operating loss (“NOL”) and capital loss carryforwards	76,809			81,530
Accrued liabilities	116,162			78,331
Other	18,030			47,421
Gross deferred tax assets, before valuation allowances	288,611			299,055
Valuation allowances	(24,159		)	(21,037		)
Gross deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances	$	264,452		$	278,018

Amortization of intangibles	$	623,087		$	606,933
Contingent convertible debentures interest	412,305			353,397
Fixed assets and depreciation methods	73,538			55,135
Subsidiary stock basis	10,776			12,271
Current and noncurrent assets	508			10,702
Other	21,877			18,054
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$	1,142,091		$	1,056,492

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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