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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income tax expense consists of the following:

	2012			2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	17,748		$	16,096	$	14,329
Foreign		1,080			1,441		1,287
State		1,104			131		1,906
Deferred:
Federal		(332	)		177		(803	)
Foreign		148			127		183
State		91			1		(48	)
Total income tax provision	$	19,839		$	17,973	$	16,854

Income tax reconciliation

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the Federal statutory rate of 35% to earnings before income tax expense due to the following:

	2012			2011			2010
Income tax at Federal statutory rate	$	20,945		$	19,858		$	17,546
State income taxes, net of Federal income taxes		659			(207	)		987
Other		(1,765	)		(1,678	)		(1,679	)
Total income tax provision	$	19,839		$	17,973		$	16,854

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	2012		2011
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	435	$	396
Restricted stock and stock options		4,555		4,218
Other		696		773
Total deferred tax assets		5,686		5,387
Deferred tax liabilities:
Customer list and goodwill amortization	$	2,567	$	2,952
Depreciation		6,981		6,471
Prepaid expense		665		574
Trade names and trademarks		157		157
Technology and trade secrets		176		176
Other		415		485
Total deferred tax liabilities		10,961		10,815
Net deferred tax liability	$	5,275	$	5,428

Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

Provisions of ASC 740-10 clarify whether or not to recognize assets or liabilities for tax positions taken that may be challenged by a tax authority. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in other long-term obligations on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, is as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,021		$	1,246		$	972
Increases for tax positions of prior years		116			397			97
Decreases for tax positions of prior years		(224	)		(168	)		(127	)
Increases for tax positions related to current year		379			546			304
Balance at end of period	$	2,292			2,021		$	1,246

- 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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