INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INCOME TAXES

Schedule of components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations

(In thousands)	2012			2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	32,394		$	18,976	$	10,766
State		6,386			2,242		2,121
Total Current		38,780			21,218		12,887
Deferred:
Federal		(3,273	)		6,242		384
State		(1,030	)		2,197		368
Total Deferred		(4,303	)		8,439		752
Provision for income taxes	$	34,477		$	29,657	$	13,639

Schedule of reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate

	2012			2011			2010
Federal statutory tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes (net of federal effect)		4.3			4.3			5.7
Domestic manufacturing deduction		(2.4	)		(2.0	)		(3.0	)
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions		—			—			(2.1	)
Non-deductible acquisition costs		—			—			2.3
Other		(1.8	)		(2.0	)		1.6
Provision for income taxes		35.1	%		35.3	%		39.5	%

Schedule of net deferred income tax liability (asset)

(In thousands)	2012			2011
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill amortization	$	63,405		$	58,423
Property, plant and equipment		3,339			6,011
Acquired intangibles		18,062			18,091
Debt issuance costs		1,600			2,446
Tax accounting method changes		1,278			2,626
Other		4,511			1,578
		92,195			89,175
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards		4,943			5,499
Accrued expenses		15,573			11,870
Deferred benefit plan compensation		8,363			7,693
Provision for doubtful accounts		7,911			5,756
Inventory capitalization and reserves		2,408			2,247
Restricted stock		2,182			1,947
Deferred rent		1,432			1,282
Other		557			594
		43,369			36,888
Valuation allowance		(1,219	)		(1,374	)
		42,150			35,514
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	50,045		$	53,661

Summary of reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of unrecognized tax benefits

(In thousands)	2012			2011			2010
Unrecognized tax benefits, at beginning of the year	$	230		$	420		$	1,709
Additions for tax positions related to the current year		107			—			107
Additions for tax positions of prior years		79			—			—
Decrease related to prior year positions		—			(190	)		(672	)
Decrease for lapse of applicable statute of limitations		(39	)		—			(724	)
Unrecognized tax benefits, at end of the year	$	377		$	230		$	420