Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Taxes

Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities (Assets)

		2015		2014
Depreciation and amortization	$	59,879	$	47,082
Intangibles (nonamortizable)		6,920		1,874
Employee benefits		(10,517)		(11,679)
Deferred fulfillment costs		2,172		2,035
Net operating loss and other carryforwards		(4,029)		(2,126)
Other – net		(1,478)		68
Subtotal		52,947		37,254
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance		2,141		1,182
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	55,088	$	38,436
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities	$	56,181	$	38,436
Less: Noncurrent deferred tax assets		(1,093)		-
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	55,088	$	38,436

Changes In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance For Federal, State, And Foreign Tax

Federal, State and Foreign Tax		2015		2014
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,465	$	4,227
Increases for tax positions related to the current year		1,333		470
Increases for tax positions related to prior years		660		484
Decreases for tax positions related to prior years		(396)		(657)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(16)		(38)
Settlements		10		(21)
Current year acquisitions		864		-
Foreign currency effects		(22)		-
Balance at end of year		6,898		4,465
Accrued interest and penalties		1,138		973
Gross unrecognized income tax benefits		8,036		5,438
Less: Deferred federal and state income tax benefits		(582)		(434)
Less: Tax attributable to timing items included above		(3,460)		(2,400)
Less: UTBs included above that relate to acquisitions that would impact goodwill
if recognized during the measurement period		(842)		-
Total UTB that, if recognized, would impact the
effective income tax rate as of the end of the year	$	3,152	$	2,604

Components Of Income Tax Expense

		2015		2014		2013
Federal:
Current	$	2,496	$	1,610	$	3,044
Deferred		3,828		2,060		5,783
		6,324		3,670		8,827
State and local:
Current		72		(102)		(132)
Deferred		671		(73)		596
		743		(175)		464
Foreign:
Current		320		163		71
Deferred		(382)		(39)		(34)
		(62)		124		37
Total	$	7,005	$	3,619	$	9,328

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

		2015		2014		2013
U.S. income before income taxes	$	21,519	$	10,244	$	27,903
Foreign income (loss) before income taxes		(827)		111		147
Total	$	20,692	$	10,355	$	28,050

Reconciliation Of Income Tax Expense Based On Federal Statutory Rate To Amount Per Effective Tax Rate

		2015			2014			2013
Taxes computed at federal statutory rate	$	7,242		$	3,624		$	9,818
Increases (decreases) in income taxes resulting from:
State and local income taxes – net of federal income tax benefit		483			(113)			302
Connecticut wireline sale		-			350			-
Loss of foreign tax credits in connection with América Móvil sale		-			386			-
Other – net		(720)			(628)			(792)
Total	$	7,005		$	3,619		$	9,328
Effective Tax Rate		33.9	%		34.9	%		33.3	%