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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Federal and State and Foreign Income Tax Provision The federal and state and foreign income tax provision is summarized as follows: 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
154,776

 
$
158,411

 
$
159,774

State
 
11,645

 
10,500

 
7,756

Foreign
 
8,002

 
5,137

 
5,224

 
 
174,423

 
174,048

 
172,754

Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(26,350
)
 
788

 
(5,343
)
State
 
1,378

 
(168
)
 
1,414

Foreign
 
3,199

 

 

 
 
(21,773
)
 
620

 
(3,929
)
Total income taxes
 
$
152,650

 
$
174,668

 
$
168,825

Components of Net Income Before Income Taxes The components of Income before income taxes are summarized as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Domestic
 
$
523,044

 
$
481,760

 
$
472,384

Foreign
 
33,995

 
26,725

 
28,096

 
 
$
557,039

 
$
508,485

 
$
500,480

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate The effective income tax rate differs from the federal income tax statutory rate due to the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit
1.3

 
1.3

 
1.6

Foreign tax expense and tax rate differential
(1.1
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(1.2
)
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
(3.9
)
 

 

Enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
 
 
 
 
 
Re-measurement of deferred tax liability
(4.9
)
 

 

One-time transition tax on repatriation of foreign earnings and withholding tax
2.6

 

 

Research and development tax credit
(0.9
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.6
)
Domestic Production Activities Deduction
(0.5
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.6
)
Settlement of state tax petition

 

 
(0.8
)
Other, net
(0.2
)
 
0.2

 
0.3

 
27.4
 %
 
34.3
 %
 
33.7
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
 
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred Tax Assets:
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
$
24,725

 
$
33,459

Foreign and state net operating loss carryforward
 
71,236

 
20,049

Basis differences in investments
 
4,191

 
6,165

Federal benefit of state tax deduction for uncertain tax positions
 
1,918

 
3,647

Revenue and expense recognized in different periods for financial reporting and income tax purposes
 
2,631

 
5,022

Other assets
 
273

 
813

Total deferred income tax assets
 
104,974

 
69,155

Less: valuation allowance
 
(68,469
)
 
(17,922
)
Net deferred income tax assets
 
$
36,505

 
$
51,233

 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Capitalized software currently deductible for tax purposes, net of amortization
 
$
(70,575
)
 
$
(107,897
)
Difference in financial reporting and income tax depreciation methods
 
(3,182
)
 
(5,190
)
Difference between book and tax basis of other assets
 
(3,549
)
 
(4,597
)
Goodwill and other intangibles
 
(1,001
)
 

Foreign Dividend Withholding Tax
 
(3,199
)
 

Other liabilities
 
(704
)
 
(1,115
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
 
$
(82,210
)
 
$
(118,799
)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
 
$
(45,705
)
 
$
(67,566
)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefit is as follows:
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Balance as of January 1
 
$
17,287

 
$
14,517

 
$
14,018

Tax positions related to current year:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross additions
 
3,180

 
3,756

 
1,954

Tax positions related to prior years:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross additions
 
211

 
1,762

 
297

Settlements
 
(352
)
 
(378
)
 

Lapses on statute of limitations
 
(5,846
)
 
(2,370
)
 
(1,752
)
Balance as of December 31
 
$
14,480

 
$
17,287

 
$
14,517