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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income before Income Taxes
Below is a summary of the components of the Company’s income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands).
 202420232022
U.S.$629,656 $574,458 $560,193 
Non-U.S.757,718 572,671 467,002 
Income before income taxes$1,387,374 $1,147,129 $1,027,195 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax
The components of the expense (benefit) for income taxes on the above income are summarized in the table below (in thousands).
 202420232022
Current tax expense:   
U.S. federal$161,155 $171,917 $122,191 
State and local48,084 51,441 48,482 
Foreign88,318 107,421 91,596 
Total current297,557 330,779 262,269 
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:   
U.S. federal(31,708)(35,457)(21,337)
State and local963 (13,475)(10,108)
Foreign(128,291)(12,845)(4,232)
Total deferred(159,036)(61,777)(35,677)
Total current and deferred138,521 269,002 226,592 
Expense relating to interest rate swaps used to increase equity
(4,695)(4,976)(5,569)
Benefit from stock transactions with employees used to increase equity97 105 66 
Benefit (expense) relating to defined-benefit pension adjustments used to increase equity
(264)532 (1,693)
Total tax expense$133,659 $264,663 $219,396 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of long-term deferred tax assets (liabilities) are summarized in the table below (in thousands).

 December 31,
 20242023
Accrued liabilities$86,831 $85,328 
Operating leases41,777 59,160 
Intangible assets132,292 92,612 
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements11,592 9,631 
Loss and credit carryforwards61,313 31,454 
Assets relating to equity compensation37,247 29,128 
Other assets16,870 13,126 
Gross deferred tax assets387,922 320,439 
Valuation allowance(76,285)(177,132)
Net deferred tax assets311,637 143,307 
Prepaid expenses(79,559)(69,556)
Other liabilities(18,063)(15,587)
    Gross deferred tax liabilities(97,622)(85,143)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$214,015 $58,164 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The items comprising the differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 are summarized in the table below.
 202420232022
Statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit2.2 2.1 2.4 
Effect of non-U.S. operations (3.0)(0.4)(2.0)
Intercompany sale of intellectual property(11.8)— — 
Net activity in unrecognized tax benefits
2.0 1.3 (1.1)
Stock-based compensation expense(3.3)(3.1)(2.0)
Limitation on executive compensation2.4 2.3 1.4 
Global intangible low-taxed income, net of foreign tax credits 1.1 1.2 1.9 
Foreign-derived intangible income— (0.3)(0.4)
Change in the valuation allowance(0.1)(1.2)0.3 
Other items, net(0.9)0.2 (0.1)
Effective tax rate9.6 %23.1 %21.4 %
Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The table below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for the years ended December 31 (in thousands).
 20242023
Beginning balance$148,390 $137,227 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year116,373 22,822 
Additions for tax positions of prior years7,925 4,361 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(888)(14)
Reductions for expiration of statutes(10,573)(15,625)
Settlements— (441)
Change in foreign currency exchange rates(3,694)60 
Ending balance$257,533 $148,390