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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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):
 
202120202019
Current expense (benefit)
Federal$430,686 $159,677 $196,186 
State and other73,671 24,580 21,252 
$504,357 $184,257 $217,438 
Deferred expense (benefit)
Federal$57,743 $116,484 $74,700 
State and other1,425 21,114 30,738 
$59,168 $137,598 $105,438 
Income tax expense (benefit)$563,525 $321,855 $322,876 
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following table reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate:
 
202120202019
Income taxes at federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax3.3 3.3 3.7 
Federal tax credits(1.2)(4.8)(0.2)
Changes in tax laws, including the Tax Act— — 0.2 
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance(0.8)(0.8)(0.4)
Other0.2 (0.1)(0.2)
Effective rate22.5 %18.6 %24.1 %
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Components of our net deferred tax asset are as follows ($000’s omitted): 
 At December 31,
 20212020
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued insurance$132,386 $135,703 
Inventory valuation reserves62,806 78,518 
State NOL carryforwards144,746 184,046 
Other73,506 64,030 
413,444 462,297 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred income(367,285)(313,170)
Intangibles and other(47,475)(46,595)
(414,760)(359,765)
Valuation allowance(25,165)(69,813)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)$(26,481)$32,719 
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies A reconciliation of the change in the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows ($000’s omitted): 
202120202019
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period$30,855 $40,300 $30,554 
Increases related to positions taken during a prior period1,428 — 2,376 
Decreases related to positions taken during a prior period(8,896)(12,981)(7,918)
Increases related to positions taken during the current period267 11,001 16,332 
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities— (7,465)(1,044)
Decreases related to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations(1,118)— — 
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period$22,536 $30,855 $40,300