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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit) | Components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Current provision: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 13,236 |  |  | $ | 22,727 |  |  | $ | 21,103 |
State and local | 2,008 |  |  | 2,462 |  |  | 2,351 |
Foreign | 78 |  |  | — |  |  | (38 | )
| 15,322 |  |  | 25,189 |  |  | 23,416 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 19,672 |  |  | 5,788 |  |  | 8,292 |
State and local | 81 |  |  | (504 | ) |  | 1,367 |
Foreign | (4,914 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
| 14,839 |  |  | 5,284 |  |  | 9,659 |
| $ | 30,161 |  |  | $ | 30,473 |  |  | $ | 33,075 |
The Company’s income tax expense is different from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to income before taxes as follows (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Federal statutory tax on earnings before income taxes | $ | 26,782 |  |  | $ | 29,928 |  |  | $ | 31,929 |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 1,388 |  |  | 1,514 |  |  | 2,185 |
Non-deductible lobbying and contributions | 999 |  |  | 723 |  |  | 946 |
Tax credits and incentives | (1,209 | ) |  | (663 | ) |  | (494 | )
Tax adjustments | (485 | ) |  | (174 | ) |  | (1,093 | )
Accruals and settlements related to tax audits | 529 |  |  | (395 | ) |  | (686 | )
Valuation allowance | — |  |  | (220 | ) |  | — |
Change in effective state tax rates | (401 | ) |  | (383 | ) |  | 197 |
Non-deductible transaction costs | 947 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-deductible acquisition related charges | 1,339 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other permanent differences | 272 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 91 |
| $ | 30,161 |  |  | $ | 30,473 |  |  | $ | 33,075 |
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | Components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Deferred compensation plans | $ | 31,520 |  |  | $ | 14,271 |
Deferred income | 752 |  |  | 6,328 |
Allowance for uncollectible receivables | 1,323 |  |  | 1,295 |
Deferred liabilities | 3,822 |  |  | 3,574 |
Net operating losses and credit carryforward | 32,573 |  |  | 19,186 |
Deferred tax assets | 69,990 |  |  | 44,654 |
Valuation allowance | (1,274 | ) |  | (1,213 | )
Net deferred tax asset | 68,716 |  |  | 43,441 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Intangible assets in excess of tax basis | 151,210 |  |  | 22,749 |
Property and equipment in excess of tax basis | 37,827 |  |  | 40,135 |
Other | 11,485 |  |  | 2,246 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 200,522 |  |  | 65,130 |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (131,806 | ) |  | $ | (21,689 | )
Income taxes are classified in the balance sheet as follows: |  |  |
Net current deferred tax asset | $ | 17,716 |  |  | $ | 8,927 |
Net non-current deferred tax liability | (149,522 | ) |  | (30,616 | )
| $ | (131,806 | ) |  | $ | (21,689 | )
Schedule of valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | The changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013
Balance at beginning of the year | $ | 1,213 |  |  | $ | 1,334 |
Charged to costs and expenses | 158 |  |  | 168 |
Charged to other accounts | (83 | ) |  | — |
Deductions | (14 | ) |  | (289 | )
Balance at end of the year | $ | 1,274 |  |  | $ | 1,213 |
Summary of income tax contingencies | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Balance as of January 1 | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | 8,565 |  |  | $ | 2,109 |
Additions for tax positions related to the current year | 573 |  |  | 190 |  |  | — |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 2,097 |  |  | 207 |  |  | 7,390 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (326 | ) |  | (8,380 | ) |  | (934 | )
Balance as of December 31 | $ | 2,926 |  |  | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | 8,565 |

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