XML 53 R37.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.25.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of provision for income taxes relating to continuing operations

Our provision for income taxes relating to continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):

December 31,

 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

 

Current tax provision (benefit)—

Federal

$

235,686

$

170,844

$

(34,722)

State

 

40,486

 

39,897

 

4,222

Total current

 

276,172

 

210,741

 

(30,500)

Deferred tax provision (benefit)—

Federal

 

(3,116)

 

(54,119)

 

81,119

State

 

(2,161)

 

(12,494)

 

14,177

Total deferred

 

(5,277)

 

(66,613)

 

95,296

Provision for income taxes

$

270,895

$

144,128

$

64,796

Schedule of difference in income taxes provided for and the amounts determined by applying the federal statutory tax rate to income before income taxes results

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 resulted in effective tax rates on continuing operations of 20.9%, 21.6% and 16.7%, respectively. The reasons for the differences between these effective tax rates and the federal statutory tax rates are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

December 31,

2025

2024

2023

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Federal statutory tax rate

$

271,625

21.0

%

$

139,978

21.0

%

$

81,521

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal effect (a)

30,277

2.3

%

21,648

3.2

%

14,537

3.7

%

Tax credits—

 

 

 

R&D tax credit

 

(30,509)

(2.4)

%

 

(23,226)

(3.5)

%

 

(35,033)

(9.0)

%

Other

 

(19)

 

 

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

8,186

0.6

%

 

5,328

0.8

%

 

4,489

1.2

%

Other adjustments

 

(8,665)

(0.6)

%

 

400

0.1

%

 

(718)

(0.2)

%

Effective tax rate

$

270,895

20.9

%

$

144,128

21.6

%

$

64,796

16.7

%

(a) State taxes in Virginia, North Carolina, Arizona, New York, Alabama, Tennessee and Utah made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect of this category in 2025.

Schedule of significant components of the net deferred tax assets and net deferred tax liabilities as reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets

Significant components of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended

 

December 31,

 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

 

Deferred tax assets—

Accounts receivable and allowance for credit losses

$

5,097

$

4,139

Stock-based compensation

 

6,977

 

5,329

Accrued liabilities and expenses

 

84,005

 

63,519

Lease liabilities

79,832

57,673

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards

 

2,023

 

2,963

Goodwill

17,162

24,592

Intangible assets

19,638

21,075

Other

 

2,214

 

1,685

Subtotal

 

216,948

 

180,975

Valuation allowances

 

(121)

 

(2,751)

Total deferred tax assets

216,827

178,224

Deferred tax liabilities—

Property and equipment

 

(44,621)

 

(29,970)

Lease right-of-use assets

(79,832)

(57,673)

Long-term contracts

 

(4,243)

 

(2,429)

Other

 

(7,884)

 

(4,936)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(136,580)

 

(95,008)

Net deferred tax assets

$

80,247

$

83,216

The deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities reflected above are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

December 31,

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Deferred tax assets

$

84,139

$

85,441

Deferred tax liabilities

$

3,892

$

2,225

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, is as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

30,128

$

20,579

$

11,530

Additions based on tax positions related to current year

 

7,889

 

7,591

 

6,370

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years

 

2,244

 

1,958

 

2,723

Reductions for tax positions related to prior years

 

(375)

 

 

(44)

Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations

 

(2,751)

 

 

Balance at end of year

$

37,135

$

30,128

$

20,579