Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule Of Earnings Before Income Taxes


	For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012

Domestic	$	148,510	$	184,086	$	184,159
International		98,045		79,175		76,458
	$	246,555	$	263,261	$	260,617

Schedule Of Components Of Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes



	For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
Current
Federal	$	39,713	$	50,999	$	59,887
State		4,692		5,639		5,879
International		20,213		16,657		18,534
		64,618		73,295		84,300
Deferred
Federal		2,301		3,203		(198)
State		33		329		72
International		(2,348)		(1,360)		(1,844)
		(14)		2,172		(1,970)
	$	64,604	$	75,467	$	82,330

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation


	For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012

U.S. federal statutory rate		35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit		1.5		1.5		1.5
International income taxes		(7.0)		(4.6)		(3.8)
Domestic manufacturing exclusions		(1.2)		(1.4)		(1.5)
Research and development credit		(1.3)		(2.3)		-
Other, net		(0.8)		0.5		0.4
Effective tax rate		26.2	%	28.7	%	31.6	%

Schedule Of Components Of Net Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities



	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Current		Long-Term		Current		Long-Term

Assets
Accrued expenses	$	20,377	$	7,824	$	19,833	$	1,622
Accounts receivable reserves		2,591		-		1,153		-
Deferred revenue		8,697		3,084		5,872		1,552
Inventory basis differences		3,154		347		2,670		-
Property-based differences		-		1,601		-		1,728
Share-based compensation		2,490		8,936		2,325		7,923
Other		171		255		13		150
Net operating loss carryforwards		65		4,368		500		4,182
Unrealized losses on foreign currency exchange contracts, interest rate swaps and investments		-		-		1,580		-
Total assets		37,545		26,415		33,946		17,157
Valuation allowance		(457)		(4,221)		(642)		(4,559)
Total assets, net of valuation allowance		37,088		22,194		33,304		12,598

Liabilities
Deferred instrument costs		-		(10,149)		-		(3,093)
Property-based differences		-		(33,978)		-		(25,823)
Intangible asset basis differences		-		(16,882)		-		(15,513)
Other		(610)		(517)		(190)		(790)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts, interest rate swaps and investments		(2,603)		-		(1,303)		-
Total liabilities		(3,213)		(61,526)		(1,493)		(45,219)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	33,875	$	(39,332)	$	31,811	$	(32,621)

Schedule Of Changes In Unrecognized Tax Benefits



	For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012

Total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period	$	6,325	$	5,906	$	5,149
Gross increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period		432		8		290
Gross increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken in the current period		1,789		1,954		1,436
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities		(2,242)		(317)		-
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations		(362)		(1,226)		(969)
Total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, end of period	$	5,942	$	6,325	$	5,906

- 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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