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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
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 31,202420232022
Domestic
$1,796,428 $1,832,771$1,816,622
Foreign677,508 339,093 100,449 
Income before income taxes
$2,473,936 $2,171,864$1,917,071
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The components of our provision for income taxes were as follows:

For the years ended December 31,202420232022
Current:
Federal$23,345 $141,753 $121,968 
State85,746 83,802 85,741 
Foreign70,371 68,289 27,656 
179,462 293,844 235,365 
Deferred:
Federal21,223 28,191 34,848 
State3,616 (9,531)3,393 
Foreign48,396 (2,427)(1,352)

73,235 16,233 36,889 
Total provision for income taxes$252,697 $310,077 $272,254 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset and Liabilities :
December 31,20242023
Deferred tax assets:
Post-retirement benefit obligations
$23,503 $24,969 
Accrued expenses and other reserves
83,263 85,601 
Stock-based compensation
16,656 21,656 
Derivative instruments
— 12,268 
Lease liabilities
98,915 90,405 
Accrued trade promotion reserves
18,706 18,796 
Net operating loss carryforwards
98,159 110,342 
Capital loss carryforwards8,002 — 
Other87,525 83,011 
Gross deferred tax assets434,729 447,048 
Valuation allowance(117,239)(114,149)
Total deferred tax assets317,490 332,899 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment, net295,911 271,465 
Acquired intangibles254,884 228,711 
Lease ROU assets78,852 71,150 
Inventories10,736 13,250 
Derivative instruments37,558 — 
Pension8,440 10,001 
Other18,287 39,566 
Total deferred tax liabilities704,668 634,143 
Net deferred tax liabilities$(387,178)$(301,244)
Included in:
Non-current deferred tax assets, net$37,065 $44,454 
Non-current deferred tax liabilities, net(424,243)(345,698)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(387,178)$(301,244)
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 31,202420232022
Federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Increase (reduction) resulting from:
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefits2.4 2.8 3.2 
Foreign rate differences(1.2)(1.0)(0.1)
Historic and solar tax credits(9.4)(9.5)(9.9)
Tax contingencies(1.6)1.1 0.4 
Stock compensation(0.2)(0.5)(0.7)
Other, net(0.8)0.4 0.3 
Effective income tax rate10.2 %14.3 %14.2 %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
December 31,20242023
Balance at beginning of year
$149,625 $148,345 
Additions for tax positions taken during prior years
7,207 11,567 
Reductions for tax positions taken during prior years
(4,913)(26)
Additions for tax positions taken during the current year
9,339 6,194 
Settlements
(201)(9,838)
Expiration of statutes of limitations
(43,479)(6,617)
Balance at end of year
$117,578 $149,625