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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Earnings before income taxes
Earnings before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following components (in thousands):

 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
United States
 
$
517,432
 
$
430,573
 
$
359,800
 
Other
 
 
236,698
 
 
256,108
 
 
245,187
 
 
 
$
754,130
 
$
686,681
 
$
604,987
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
166,430
 
$
136,860
 
$
123,310
 
State
 
 
12,577
 
 
9,972
 
 
14,903
 
Foreign
 
 
40,451
 
 
48,403
 
 
41,437
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
 
(1,965
)
 
15,789
 
 
1,846
 
Foreign
 
 
(1,656
)
 
(7,703
)
 
(3,756
)
 
 
$
215,837
 
$
203,321
 
$
177,740
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Reconciliations between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
Federal statutory rate
 
35.0
%
35.0
%
35.0
%
Foreign rate differential
 
(4.1
)
(3.9
)
(3.7
)
R&D tax credits
 
 (0.5
)
-
 
(0.7
)
State taxes, net of federal benefit
 
1.9
 
1.7
 
1.7
 
Foreign tax credit
 
-
 
(2.4
)
-
 
Section 199 deduction
 
(1.8
)
(1.3
)
(1.3
)
Other, net
 
(1.9
)
0.5
 
(1.6
)
 
 
28.6
%
29.6
%
29.4
%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves and accrued expenses
 
$
119,955
 
$
63,703
 
Inventories
 
 
10,315
 
 
9,171
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
 
35,286
 
 
21,161
 
R&D credits
 
 
3,134
 
 
6,331
 
Foreign tax credits
 
 
425
 
 
20,270
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
(5,917
)
 
-
 
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
163,198
 
$
120,636
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserves and accrued expenses
 
$
20,995
 
$
10,766
 
Amortizable intangible assets
 
 
826,838
 
 
691,536
 
Plant and equipment
 
 
12,423
 
 
8,844
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
$
860,256
 
$
711,146
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
The Company recognizes in the consolidated financial statements only those tax positions determined to be "more likely than not" of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the positions.  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
Beginning balance    
 
$
24,865
 
$
19,556
 
$
24,765
 
Additions for tax positions of prior periods    
 
 
3,055
 
 
1,371
 
 
470
 
Additions for tax positions of the current period    
 
 
1,639
 
 
1,541
 
 
2,572
 
Additions due to acquisitions
 
 
5,026
 
 
9,116
 
 
-
 
Reductions for tax positions of prior periods
 
 
(3,675
)
 
(197
)
 
(558
)
Reductions for tax positions of the current period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements with taxing authorities
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(4,043
)
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations    
 
 
(3,986
)
 
(6,522
)
 
(3,650
)
Ending balance    
 
$
26,924
 
$
24,865
 
$
19,556