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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Company's Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Federal Statutory Rate

A reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2017         2016         2015    

U.S. Federal income tax statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

Federal tax credits

     (0.7     (1.8     (1.2

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     1.0       0.8       1.3  

Effect of foreign operations taxed at various rates

     (12.1     (12.7     (6.4

Qualified production activity tax benefit

     (1.4     (2.9     (1.6

Transition tax, net of foreign tax credits

     6.4              

Revaluation of US deferred income taxes

     (5.0            

Stock based compensation

     (2.5            

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

     (0.1     2.1        

Release of income tax reserves (including interest)

     (0.4     (2.4     (4.8

Foreign dividends, net of foreign tax credits

     3.3       (2.2     0.7  

Acquisition and integration related costs

           1.5        

Other

     0.7       0.7       0.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     24.2     18.1     23.3 %
Components of Income from Operations Before Income Taxes and Related Provision for Income Taxes

The components of income from operations before income taxes and the related provision for income taxes consist of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  

Income from operations before income taxes:

        

United States

   $ 224,979      $ 42,491      $ 90,401  

Foreign

     222,646        85,486        69,067  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 447,625      $ 127,977      $ 159,468  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current taxes:

        

United States

   $ 77,023      $ 17,693      $ 15,813  

State

     6,149        2,359        2,927  

Foreign

     30,152        41,938        18,021  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     113,324        61,990        36,761  

Deferred taxes:

        

United States

     (16,250      (23,604      (862

State and Foreign

     11,419        (15,218      1,272  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (4,831      (38,822      410  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

   $ 108,493      $ 23,168      $ 37,171  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities

The significant components of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Carry-forward losses and credits

   $ 25,834      $ 50,673  

Inventory and warranty reserves

     17,734        24,253  

Accrued expenses and other reserves

     15,393        16,176  

Stock-based compensation

     5,092        8,995  

Executive supplemental retirement benefits

     4,984        6,888  

Other

     597         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 69,634      $ 106,985  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Acquired intangible assets

     (83,092      (127,571

Depreciation and amortization

     (10,150      (16,428

Loan costs

     (2,157      (7,282

Foreign withholding taxes

     (16,206       

Unrealized gain

     (469      (3,195

Other

            (1,336
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (112,074      (155,812
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

     (13,629      (12,527
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets

   $ (56,069    $ (61,354
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 25,465      $ 4,332      $ 19,610  

Increases/(decreases) for prior years

     640        (195      (26

Increases for the current year

     4,340        23,940        322  

Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities

                   (15,370

Reductions related to expiration of statute of limitations

     (3,100      (2,612      (204
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

   $ 27,345      $ 25,465      $ 4,332