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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Components of current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) are as follows ($000’s omitted):
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current expense (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
8,760

 
$
5,619

 
$
5,725

State and other
1,474

 
(13,968
)
 
(1,596
)
 
$
10,234

 
$
(8,349
)
 
$
4,129

Deferred expense (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
277,895

 
$
232,969

 
$
(1,833,580
)
State and other
33,804

 
(9,200
)
 
(262,843
)
 
$
311,699

 
$
223,769

 
$
(2,096,423
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
$
321,933

 
$
215,420

 
$
(2,092,294
)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following table reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate:
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Income taxes at federal statutory rate
35.0
%
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax
2.8

 
3.0

 
4.0

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
0.4

 
(6.6
)
 
(438.0
)
Tax contingencies
0.1

 
(1.4
)
 
0.3

Other
1.2

 
1.2

 
2.3

Effective rate
39.5
%
 
31.2
 %
 
(396.4
)%
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Components of our net deferred tax asset are as follows ($000’s omitted):
 
 
At December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Accrued insurance
$
237,836

 
$
254,031

Non-deductible reserves and other
155,488

 
191,097

Inventory valuation reserves
476,673

 
599,763

Net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards:
 
 
 
Federal
367,302

 
515,568

State
274,686

 
257,738

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards
44,161

 
34,812

Energy and other credit carryforwards
28,669

 
27,858

 
1,584,815

 
1,880,867

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Capitalized items, including real estate basis differences,
      deducted for tax, net
(39,220
)
 
(31,584
)
Trademarks and tradenames
(41,664
)
 
(46,362
)
 
(80,884
)
 
(77,946
)
Valuation allowance
(109,052
)
 
(82,253
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
1,394,879

 
$
1,720,668

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
A reconciliation of the change in the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows ($000’s omitted):
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period
$
32,911

 
$
173,310

 
$
170,425

Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior period
5,763

 

 
12,877

Decreases related to tax positions taken during a prior period

 
(133,883
)
 
(7,502
)
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current
       period
318

 
237

 
381

Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities

 
(6,753
)
 
(1,434
)
Reductions as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of
       limitations

 

 
(1,437
)
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period
$
38,992

 
$
32,911

 
$
173,310