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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Taxes  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The company files a consolidated federal income tax return. The current and deferred federal and state income tax expense for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in thousands):

2022

2021

2020

Current income tax expense

$

1,107,379

$

643,639

$

88,914

Deferred income tax expense

34,198

318,617

45,736

Total income tax expense

$

1,141,577

$

962,256

$

134,650

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the statutory rates to the actual effective tax rates for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

2022

2021

2020

Statutory federal tax rate

21.0

%

21.0

%

21.0

%

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

2.6

2.5

2.6

Release of valuation allowance

-

-

(2.9)

Federal research & development credits

(0.6)

(0.7)

(2.1)

Other permanent differences

(0.3)

0.1

0.5

Effective tax rate

22.7

%

22.9

%

19.1

%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 are as follows (in thousands):

2022

2021

Deferred tax assets

Accrued expenses and allowances

$

34,052

$

24,324

Inventories

8,028

9,088

Net operating loss carryforwards

16,412

20,333

Other

8,091

8,776

66,583

62,521

Less: valuation allowance

(805)

(805)

Total net deferred tax assets

65,778

61,716

Deferred tax liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

(951,404)

(846,942)

Amortizable assets

(1,304)

(62,339)

Other

(2,173)

(7,340)

Total deferred tax liabilities

(954,881)

(916,621)

Net deferred tax liability

$

(889,103)

$

(854,905)

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

2022

2021

2020

Balance at January 1

$

20,466

$

12,830

$

10,162

Increases related to current year tax positions

9,600

8,250

4,350

Increases related to prior year tax positions

364

2,095

-

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

(1,784)

(2,709)

(1,682)

Balance at December 31

$

28,646

$

20,466

$

12,830