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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Earnings Before Income Taxes
Earnings before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following components (in thousands):

 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
United States
 
$
665,219
  
$
517,432
  
$
430,573
 
Other
  
256,237
   
236,698
   
256,108
 
 
 
$
921,456
  
$
754,130
  
$
686,681
 

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Current:
 
  
  
 
Federal
 
$
218,302
  
$
166,430
  
$
136,860
 
State
  
37,155
   
12,577
   
9,972
 
Foreign
  
56,107
   
40,451
   
48,403
 
Deferred:
            
Domestic
  
(30,664
)
  
(1,965
)
  
15,789
 
Foreign
  
(5,477
)
  
(1,656
)
  
(7,703
)
 
 
$
275,423
  
$
215,837
  
$
203,321
 

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Reconciliations between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Federal statutory rate
  
35.0
%
  
35.0
%
  
35.0
%
Foreign rate differential
  
(3.9
)
  
(4.1
)
  
(3.9
)
R&D tax credits
  
(0.4
)
  
(0.5
)
  
-
 
State taxes, net of federal benefit
  
2.0
   
1.9
   
1.7
 
Foreign tax credit
  
-
   
-
   
(2.4
)
Section 199 deduction
  
(1.6
)
  
(1.8
)
  
(1.3
)
Other, net
  
(1.2
)
  
(1.9
)
  
0.5
 
 
  
29.9
%
  
28.6
%
  
29.6
%
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2014
  
2013
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
  
 
Reserves and accrued expenses
 
$
130,508
  
$
119,955
 
Inventories
  
10,186
   
10,315
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
  
41,480
   
35,286
 
R&D credits
  
7,145
   
3,134
 
Foreign tax credits
  
-
   
425
 
Valuation allowance
  
(16,169
)
  
(5,917
)
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
173,150
  
$
163,198
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Reserves and accrued expenses
 
$
27,981
  
$
20,995
 
Amortizable intangible assets
  
798,502
   
826,838
 
Plant and equipment
  
4,741
   
12,423
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
$
831,224
  
$
860,256
 

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
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):
 
 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Beginning balance
 
$
26,924
  
$
24,865
  
$
19,556
 
Additions for tax positions of prior periods
  
6,532
   
3,055
   
1,371
 
Additions for tax positions of the current period
  
5,571
   
1,639
   
1,541
 
Additions due to acquisitions
  
-
   
5,026
   
9,116
 
Reductions for tax positions of prior periods
  
(1,008
)
  
(3,675
)
  
(197
)
Reductions for tax positions of the current period
            
Settlements with taxing authorities
  
(518
)
  
-
   
-
 
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations
  
(8,934
)
  
(3,986
)
  
(6,522
)
Ending balance
 
$
28,567
  
$
26,924
  
$
24,865