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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
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,
202420232022
   
Domestic$897,336 $889,133 $684,661 
International212,495 172,043 175,311 
$1,109,831 $1,061,176 $859,972 
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,
202420232022
Current   
Federal$168,042 $191,274 $150,099 
State37,112 40,369 30,529 
International41,004 32,797 35,138 
246,158 264,440 215,766 
Deferred
Federal(24,642)(36,501)(31,663)
State(4,709)(6,462)(5,735)
International5,157 (5,343)2,515 
(24,194)(48,306)(34,883)
$221,964 $216,134 $180,883 
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,
202420232022
   
U.S. federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit2.4 2.7 2.3 
Taxation on international earnings(0.2)(0.1)0.6 
Foreign derived intangible income(1.3)(1.4)(1.7)
Share-based compensation from settlements(1.8)(1.3)(1.5)
Research and development credit(1.0)(1.2)(1.1)
Other, net0.9 0.7 1.4 
Effective tax rate20.0 %20.4 %21.0 %
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, 2024December 31, 2023
  
Assets  
Accrued expenses$56,325 $44,043 
Accounts receivable reserves3,444 2,700 
Deferred revenue5,743 6,427 
Inventory basis differences24,040 24,500 
Property-based differences16,802 18,036 
Intangible asset basis differences41,628 47,089 
Share-based compensation14,335 12,061 
Other1,878 2,267 
Net operating loss carryforwards6,647 9,007 
Tax credit carryforwards13,382 12,824 
Unrealized losses on foreign currency exchange contracts and investments1,357 821 
Research and development expenditure differences92,856 66,705 
Total assets278,437 246,480 
Valuation allowance(31,927)(34,793)
Total assets, net of valuation allowance246,510 211,687 
Liabilities
Customer acquisition costs(46,892)(39,318)
Property-based differences(53,332)(52,235)
Intangible asset basis differences(10,443)(6,335)
Other(14,867)(11,639)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts and investments(6,658)(1,813)
Total liabilities(132,192)(111,340)
Net deferred tax assets$114,318 $100,347 
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,
202420232022
   
Balance at beginning of year$34,793 $39,726 $39,280 
Charges to costs and expense
698 21 2,200 
Write-off/cash payments(1,289)(7,846)(1,537)
Foreign currency translation(2,275)2,892 (217)
Balance at the end of the year$31,927 $34,793 $39,726 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The following table summarizes the changes in unrecognized tax positions:
(in thousands)For the Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
   
Total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period$22,320 $22,547 $21,789 
Gross increases in unrecognized tax positions as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period
41 6,366 342 
Gross increases in unrecognized tax positions as a result of tax positions taken in the current period3,034 3,987 3,197 
Decreases in unrecognized tax positions related to settlements with taxing authorities
(678)(7,535)(1,544)
Decreases in unrecognized tax positions as a result of a lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations(6,571)(3,045)(1,237)
Total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, end of period$18,146 $22,320 $22,547