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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
221,207

 
$
225,253

 
$
211,383

State
20,858

 
17,419

 
25,133

Total current
242,065

 
242,672

 
236,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 

Federal
12,256

 
(7,017
)
 
(14,493
)
State
(3,171
)
 
1,567

 
(5,321
)
Total deferred
9,085

 
(5,450
)
 
(19,814
)
Total provision
$
251,150

 
$
237,222

 
$
216,702

Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company adopted accounting guidance which affected the presentation of deferred tax liabilities and assets. This guidance was applied retrospectively for all periods presented and therefore the presentation of previously reported deferred tax assets has been changed to conform to the presentation used in the current period. Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 
2016
 
2015
Tax assets:
 
 
 
Inventory valuation
$
19,713

 
$
18,147

Accrued employee benefit costs
14,120

 
16,485

Accrued sales tax audit reserve
4,317

 
4,821

Rent expenses in excess of cash payments required
35,391

 
30,788

Deferred compensation
23,978

 
20,125

Workers’ compensation insurance
13,565

 
12,116

General liability insurance
5,332

 
4,853

Lease exit obligations
2,617

 
2,378

Income tax credits
4,265

 
2,316

Other
7,311

 
8,831

 
130,609

 
120,860

Tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Inventory basis difference
(4,600
)
 
(3,497
)
Prepaid expenses
(2,912
)
 
(2,108
)
Depreciation
(73,336
)
 
(55,805
)
Amortization
(2,419
)
 
(2,435
)
Other
(2,124
)
 
(1,821
)
 
(85,391
)
 
(65,666
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax asset
$
45,218

 
$
55,194

Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amounts computed at the federal statutory rate
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amounts computed at the federal statutory rate is as follows (in thousands):
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Tax provision at statutory rate
$
240,894

 
$
226,666

 
$
205,656

Tax effect of:
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits
11,496

 
12,341

 
12,878

Permanent differences
(1,240
)
 
(1,785
)
 
(1,832
)
 
$
251,150

 
$
237,222

 
$
216,702

Reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits (exclusive of interest and penalties) is as follows (in thousands):
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Balance at beginning of year
$
2,922

 
$
3,500

 
$
2,482

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
460

 
869

 
1,104

Additions for tax positions of prior years
139

 

 
280

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(1,829
)
 
(1,447
)
 
(366
)
Reductions due to audit results
(113
)
 

 

Balance at end of year
$
1,579

 
$
2,922

 
$
3,500