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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components Of The Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes

(in thousands)		2011				2010				2009
Current:
Federal		$	65,461			$	70,715			$	62,547
State			10,084				10,236				10,730
Foreign			638				860				286
Total current provision			76,183				81,811				73,563
Deferred:
Federal			27,212				19,890				24,913
State			3,131				2,645				2,984
Total deferred provision			30,343				22,535				27,897
Total tax provision		$	106,526			$	104,346			$	101,460

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Differences Between The Effective Tax Rate And The Federal Statutory Tax Rate

			$106,526				$106,526				$106,526
		2011				2010				2009
Federal statutory tax rate			35.0	%			35.0	%			35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit			3.5				3.5				4.0
Non-deductible employee stock purchase plan expense			0.3				0.3				0.4
Non-deductible meals and entertainment			0.3				0.3				0.3
Interest exempt from taxation and dividend exclusion			—				—				(0.1	)
Other, net			0.3				0.1				0.2
Effective tax rate			39.4	%			39.2	%			39.8	%

Schedule Of Current Deferred Tax Assets

(in thousands)		2011				2010
Current deferred tax assets:
Deferred profit-sharing contingent commissions		$	11,124			$	12,274
Accruals and reserves			8,739				7,802
Total current deferred tax assets		$	19,863			$	20,076

Schedule Of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liabilities

(in thousands)		2011				2010
Non-current deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets		$	11,400			$	9,263
Net unrealized holding gain of available-for-sale securities			4				4
Prepaid insurance and pension			3,123				28
Intangible assets			176,459				146,815
Total non-current deferred tax liabilities			190,986				156,110
Non-current deferred tax assets:
Deferred compensation			11,341				8,232
Accruals and reserves			—				—
Net operating loss carryforwards			2,071				1,721
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets			(478	)			(325	)
Total non-current deferred tax assets			12,934				9,628
Net non-current deferred tax liability		$	178,052			$	146,482

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(in thousands)		2011				2010				2009
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at January 1		$	656			$	635			$	611
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years			257				229				489
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years			—				—				(274	)
Settlements			(107	)			(208	)			(182	)
Lapse of statute of limitations			—				—				(9	)
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at December 31		$	806			$	656			$	635

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