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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
The components of income before income taxes were as follows:
For the years ended December 31,202320222021
Domestic
$1,832,771 $1,816,622$1,775,361
Foreign339,093 100,449 21,863 
Income before income taxes
$2,171,864 $1,917,071$1,797,224
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The components of our provision for income taxes were as follows:

For the years ended December 31,202320222021
Current:
Federal$141,753 $121,968 $161,402 
State83,802 85,741 60,979 
Foreign68,289 27,656 78,650 
293,844 235,365 301,031 
Deferred:
Federal28,191 34,848 26,726 
State(9,531)3,393 8,253 
Foreign(2,427)(1,352)(21,605)

16,233 36,889 13,374 
Total provision for income taxes$310,077 $272,254 $314,405 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset and Liabilities :
December 31,20232022
Deferred tax assets:
Post-retirement benefit obligations
$24,969 $40,100 
Accrued expenses and other reserves
85,601 78,523 
Stock-based compensation
21,656 19,847 
Derivative instruments
12,268 3,983 
Lease liabilities
90,405 91,099 
Accrued trade promotion reserves
18,796 23,082 
Net operating loss carryforwards
110,342 130,944 
Capital loss carryforwards— 1,999 
Other83,011 52,802 
Gross deferred tax assets447,048 442,379 
Valuation allowance(114,149)(137,531)
Total deferred tax assets332,899 304,848 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment, net271,465 247,964 
Acquired intangibles228,711 193,160 
Lease ROU assets71,150 72,602 
Inventories13,250 28,573 
Pension10,001 11,038 
Other39,566 39,416 
Total deferred tax liabilities634,143 592,753 
Net deferred tax liabilities$(301,244)$(287,905)
Included in:
Non-current deferred tax assets, net$44,454 $40,498 
Non-current deferred tax liabilities, net(345,698)(328,403)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(301,244)$(287,905)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following table reconciles the federal statutory income tax rate with our effective income tax rate:
For the years ended December 31,202320222021
Federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Increase (reduction) resulting from:
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefits2.8 3.2 2.8 
Foreign rate differences(1.0)(0.1)(0.2)
Historic and solar tax credits(9.5)(9.9)(6.2)
Tax contingencies1.1 0.4 1.7 
Stock compensation(0.5)(0.7)(0.5)
Other, net0.4 0.3 (1.1)
Effective income tax rate14.3 %14.2 %17.5 %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
December 31,20232022
Balance at beginning of year
$148,345 $143,305 
Additions for tax positions taken during prior years
11,567 17,987 
Reductions for tax positions taken during prior years
(26)(9,310)
Additions for tax positions taken during the current year
6,194 4,112 
Settlements
(9,838)— 
Expiration of statutes of limitations
(6,617)(7,749)
Balance at end of year
$149,625 $148,345