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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes includes the following components:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Provision (Benefit) -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

86,459

 

 

$

64,256

 

 

$

62,424

 

State

 

 

7,638

 

 

 

4,727

 

 

 

(2,155

)

 

 

 

94,097

 

 

 

68,983

 

 

 

60,269

 

Deferred Provision (Benefit) -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

7,274

 

 

 

(546

)

 

 

(962

)

State

 

 

(5,071

)

 

 

(1,777

)

 

 

6,767

 

 

 

 

2,203

 

 

 

(2,323

)

 

 

5,805

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

$

96,300

 

 

$

66,660

 

 

$

66,074

 

 

Schedule of Effective Tax Rates Vary from Federal Statutory Rates

The effective tax rates vary from the federal statutory rates due to the following items:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Earnings Before Income Taxes

 

$

294,519

 

 

$

219,252

 

 

$

252,927

 

Income Taxes at Statutory Rate

 

$

103,082

 

 

$

76,738

 

 

$

88,524

 

Increases (Decreases) in Tax Resulting from -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Income Taxes, net

 

 

1,668

 

 

 

1,166

 

 

 

4,582

 

Statutory Depletion in Excess of Cost

 

 

(1,216

)

 

 

(5,672

)

 

 

(4,367

)

Domestic Production Activities Deduction

 

 

(7,615

)

 

 

(6,302

)

 

 

(6,853

)

Meals and Entertainment Disallowance

 

 

626

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

647

 

IRS Settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,559

)

Other

 

 

(245

)

 

 

101

 

 

 

100

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

$

96,300

 

 

$

66,660

 

 

$

66,074

 

Effective Tax Rate

 

 

33

%

 

 

30

%

 

 

26

%

 

Schedule of Components of Deferred Income Taxes

Components of deferred income taxes are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Items Giving Rise to Deferred Tax Liabilities -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess Tax Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

(161,204

)

 

$

(157,260

)

Depletion

 

 

(18,638

)

 

 

(21,911

)

Repair Parts

 

 

(1,747

)

 

 

(2,446

)

State Income Taxes, net

 

 

(8,883

)

 

 

(12,552

)

Other

 

 

(8,515

)

 

 

(4,147

)

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

$

(198,987

)

 

$

(198,316

)

Items Giving Rise to Deferred Tax Assets -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrual Changes

 

$

12,992

 

 

$

11,855

 

Bad Debts

 

 

3,895

 

 

 

3,604

 

Uniform Capitalization

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

2,174

 

Deferred Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

Long-term Incentive Compensation Plan

 

 

8,691

 

 

 

11,458

 

Pension and Other

 

 

4,396

 

 

 

6,846

 

Total Deferred Tax Assets

 

$

32,963

 

 

$

36,637

 

 

Reconciliation of Consolidated Liability for Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Reconciliation of the consolidated liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017, is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Balance at Beginning of Year

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

24,802

 

Increase related to prior tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease related to prior tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24,802

)

Payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

Summary of Amounts of Interest and Penalties Recognized in Relation to Uncertain Tax Position

The following is a summary of the amounts of interest and penalties recognized in relation to our uncertain tax position:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Accrued interest recognized

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(3,847

)

Accrued penalties recognized

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(6,475

)