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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings before Income Taxes
Earnings before income taxes were as follows:
(in thousands)For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
   
Domestic$889,133 $684,661 $689,994 
International172,043 175,311 212,660 
$1,061,176 $859,972 $902,654 
Schedule of Components of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes comprised the following:
(in thousands)For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Current   
Federal$191,274 $150,099 $112,811 
State40,369 30,529 19,147 
International32,797 35,138 29,288 
264,440 215,766 161,246 
Deferred
Federal(36,501)(31,663)(7,019)
State(6,462)(5,735)(503)
International(5,343)2,515 4,086 
(48,306)(34,883)(3,436)
$216,134 $180,883 $157,810 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
   
U.S. federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit2.7 2.3 2.1 
Taxation on international earnings(0.1)0.6 (0.8)
Foreign derived intangible income(1.4)(1.7)(1.2)
Share-based compensation from settlements(1.3)(1.5)(3.6)
Research and development credit(1.2)(1.1)(0.7)
Other, net0.7 1.4 0.7 
Effective tax rate20.4 %21.0 %17.5 %
Schedule of Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of the net deferred tax assets (liabilities) included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
  
Assets  
Accrued expenses$44,043 $38,457 
Accounts receivable reserves2,700 2,447 
Deferred revenue6,427 4,671 
Inventory basis differences24,500 9,062 
Property-based differences18,036 20,157 
Intangible asset basis differences47,089 44,196 
Share-based compensation12,061 11,324 
Other2,267 1,273 
Net operating loss carryforwards9,007 8,956 
Tax credit carryforwards12,824 13,370 
Unrealized losses on foreign currency exchange contracts and investments821 227 
Research and development expenditure differences66,705 29,997 
Total assets246,480 184,137 
Valuation allowance(34,793)(39,726)
Total assets, net of valuation allowance211,687 144,411 
Liabilities
Customer acquisition costs(39,318)(37,223)
Property-based differences(52,235)(44,295)
Intangible asset basis differences(6,335)(2,379)
Other(11,639)(8,958)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts and investments(1,813)(4,491)
Total liabilities(111,340)(97,346)
Net deferred tax assets$100,347 $47,065 
Schedule of Valuation Allowance
The following table summarizes the changes in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:

(in thousands)For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
   
Balance at beginning of year$39,726 $39,280 $40,262 
Charges to costs and expense
21 2,200 1,464 
Write-off/cash payments(7,846)(1,537)(1,182)
Foreign currency translation2,892 (217)(1,264)
Balance at the end of the year$34,793 $39,726 $39,280 
Schedule of Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the changes in unrecognized tax positions:
(in thousands)For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
   
Total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period$22,547 $21,789 $22,484 
Gross increases in unrecognized tax positions as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
6,366 342 443 
Gross increases in unrecognized tax positions as a result of tax positions taken in the current period3,987 3,197 2,414 
Decreases in unrecognized tax positions related to settlements with taxing authorities
(7,535)(1,544)(537)
Decreases in unrecognized tax positions as a result of a lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations(3,045)(1,237)(3,015)
Total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, end of period$22,320 $22,547 $21,789