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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Before Income Tax | Pretax income for 2016, 2015 and 2014 was taxed in the following jurisdictions:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
U.S. | $ | 265,260 |  |  | $ | 285,399 |  |  | $ | 275,334 |
Foreign | 103,252 |  |  | 106,946 |  |  | 117,106 |
Total | $ | 368,512 |  |  | $ | 392,345 |  |  | $ | 392,440 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax | The provision (benefit) for income taxes for 2016, 2015 and 2014, was as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Current |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 67,668 |  |  | $ | 73,059 |  |  | $ | 77,454 |
State and local | 4,503 |  |  | 6,188 |  |  | 7,133 |
Foreign | 42,540 |  |  | 30,630 |  |  | 37,060 |
Total current | 114,711 |  |  | 109,877 |  |  | 121,647 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | (6,249 | ) |  | 7,125 |  |  | (3,176 | )
State and local | (331 | ) |  | (1,017 | ) |  | (1,708 | )
Foreign | (10,728 | ) |  | (6,447 | ) |  | (3,709 | )
Total deferred | (17,308 | ) |  | (339 | ) |  | (8,593 | )
Total provision for income taxes | $ | 97,403 |  |  | $ | 109,538 |  |  | $ | 113,054 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Deferred tax assets (liabilities) at December 31, 2016 and 2015 were:
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Employee and retiree benefit plans | $ | 42,950 |  |  | $ | 37,393 |
Capital loss carryforwards | 18,668 |  |  | — |
Depreciation and amortization | (238,321 | ) |  | (185,321 | )
Inventories | 11,519 |  |  | 12,615 |
Allowances and accruals | 9,338 |  |  | 12,528 |
Interest rate exchange agreement | 10,442 |  |  | 12,948 |
Other | (90 | ) |  | 2,800 |
Total gross deferred tax (liabilities) | (145,494 | ) |  | (107,037 | )
Capital loss valuation allowance | (18,668 | ) |  | — |
Total deferred tax (liabilities), net of valuation allowances | $ | (164,162 | ) |  | $ | (107,037 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) Recognized In Balance Sheets | The deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were:
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Noncurrent deferred tax asset — Other noncurrent assets | $ | 2,265 |  |  | $ | 3,446 |
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities — Deferred income taxes | (166,427 | ) |  | (110,483 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (164,162 | ) |  | $ | (107,037 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to pretax income. The computed amount and the differences for 2016, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Pretax income | $ | 368,512 |  |  | $ | 392,345 |  |  | $ | 392,440 |
Provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Computed amount at statutory rate of 35% | $ | 128,979 |  |  | $ | 137,321 |  |  | $ | 137,354 |
State and local income tax (net of federal tax benefit) | 4,070 |  |  | 5,033 |  |  | 4,875 |
Taxes on non-U.S. earnings-net of foreign tax credits | (6,666 | ) |  | (11,663 | ) |  | (9,378 | )
Effect of flow-through entities | (8,735 | ) |  | (8,358 | ) |  | (9,018 | )
U.S. business tax credits | (1,665 | ) |  | (1,273 | ) |  | (1,680 | )
Domestic activities production deduction | (9,043 | ) |  | (6,521 | ) |  | (7,489 | )
Deferred tax effect of foreign tax rate change | — |  |  | (2,636 | ) |  | — |
Capital loss on divestitures | (23,444 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Valuation allowance | 17,973 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Share-based payments | (6,520 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 2,454 |  |  | (2,365 | ) |  | (1,610 | )
Total provision for income taxes | $ | 97,403 |  |  | $ | 109,538 |  |  | $ | 113,054 |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Beginning balance January 1 | $ | 7,228 |  |  | $ | 3,619 |  |  | $ | 5,124 |
Gross increase due to non-U.S. acquisitions | — |  |  | 3,772 |  |  | — |
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years | 201 |  |  | 1,256 |  |  | 834 |
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years | (93 | ) |  | — |  |  | (51 | )
Settlements | (2,014 | ) |  | (667 | ) |  | (2,057 | )
Lapse of statute of limitations | (1,547 | ) |  | (752 | ) |  | (231 | )
Ending balance December 31 | $ | 3,775 |  |  | $ | 7,228 |  |  | $ | 3,619 |

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