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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Components of income tax expense/(benefit) are as follows (amounts in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
Current
Federal		$	256,545			$	254,021			$	165,409
Foreign			1,655				9,084				300
State			28,490				39,076				22,901
			286,690				302,181				188,610
Deferred
Federal and foreign			25,341				(21,408	)			53,056
State			3,278				(6,157	)			5,800
			28,619				(27,565	)			58,856
Total		$	315,309			$	274,616			$	247,466

Components of Deferred Taxes

The components of deferred taxes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2013				2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Self-insurance reserves		$	87,483			$	112,587
Compensation accruals			49,302				47,571
State and foreign net operating loss carryforwards and other state and foreign deferred tax assets			57,204				54,874
Other currently non-deductible accrued liabilities			24,587				29,934
Net pension liability—OCI only			6,390				12,061
Doubtful accounts and other reserves			33,905				17,562
Other combined items—OCI only			9,018				15,282
			267,889				289,871
Less: Valuation Allowance			(46,841	)			(44,511	)
Net deferred income tax assets:			221,048				245,360
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciable and amortizable assets			(337,669	)			(322,317	)
Other deferred tax liabilities			(2,624	)			(2,329	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities		$	(119,245	)		$	(79,286	)

Effective Tax Rates Calculation

The effective tax rates, as calculated by dividing the provision for income taxes by income before income taxes, were as follows for each of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (dollar amounts in thousands):

		2013				2012				2011
Provision for income taxes		$	315,309			$	274,616			$	247,466
Income before income taxes			869,332				763,663				696,336
Effective tax rate			36.3	%			36.0	%			35.5	%

Reconciliation Between Federal Statutory Rate and Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate is as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
Federal statutory rate			35.0	%			35.0	%			35.0	%
State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit			2.5				3.0				2.9
Nondeductible transaction costs			—				0.2				—
Divestiture Gain			0.3				—				—
Other items			0.4				0.1				0.4
Impact of income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(1.9	)			(2.3	)			(2.8	)
Effective tax rate			36.3	%			36.0	%			35.5	%

Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The net deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised as follows (amounts in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2013				2012
Current deferred taxes
Assets		$	121,097			$	105,639
Liabilities			(1,194	)			(1,178	)
Total deferred taxes-current			119,903				104,461
Noncurrent deferred taxes
Assets			103,221				142,065
Liabilities			(342,369	)			(325,812	)
Total deferred taxes-noncurrent			(239,148	)			(183,747	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		$	(119,245	)		$	(79,286	)

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The tabular reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (amounts in thousands).

		As of December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
Balance at January 1,		$	6,824			$	7,403			$	7,923
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			50				200				750
Additions for tax positions of prior years			283				386				419
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(1,260	)			(1,165	)			(1,628	)
Settlements			(2,528	)			—				(61	)
Balance at December 31,		$	3,369			$	6,824			$	7,403

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