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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Components of Income before Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  

Domestic

   $ 297,347      $ 323,906      $ 328,479  

Foreign

     40,752        26,125        34,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 338,099      $ 350,031      $ 363,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components of Provision for Income Tax Expense or Benefit

The components of the provision for income tax expense/(benefit) are as follows:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 31,  
   2017     2016     2015  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 103,951     $ 84,274     $ 109,978  

State

     15,130       21,391       19,665  

Foreign

     5,699       6,215       3,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 124,780     $ 111,880     $ 133,243  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

      

Federal

   $ (5,765   $ 13,985     $ (3,295

State

     1,029       (1,218     1,372  

Foreign

     (65     895       (298
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (4,801     13,662       (2,221
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 119,979     $ 125,542     $ 131,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reasons for Differences between Company's Effective Tax Rate and Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate

The following table reflects the differences between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 31,  
       2017         2016       2015    

Expected provision at statutory U.S. federal tax rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

     3.1       3.7       3.7  

Foreign taxes

     (2.9     (2.0     (2.4

Federal rehabilitation tax credit

     0.0       (1.9     0.0  

Other

     0.3       1.1       (0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     35.5     35.9     36.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

 

     January 31,  
     2017     2016  

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Prepaid expense

   $ (3,460   $ (4,645

Depreciation

     (70,944     (66,936

Other temporary differences

     (2,024     (2,604
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

     (76,428     (74,185
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

    

Deferred rent

     79,675       72,253  

Inventory.

     9,760       11,031  

Accounts receivable

     3,241       3,953  

Net operating loss carryforwards

     2,859       4,941  

Tax uncertainties

     1,949       2,972  

Accrued salaries and benefits

     28,234       27,660  

Income tax credits

     4,550       4,287  

Other temporary differences

     5,512       7,896  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets, before valuation allowances

     135,780       134,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Valuation allowances

     (6,688     (6,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 52,664     $ 54,248  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Total Amounts of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     January 31,  

Tax Benefit Reconciliation

   2017      2016      2015  

Balance at the beginning of the period

   $ 7,838      $ 6,889      $ 4,835  

Increases in tax positions for prior years

     21        4,053        2,518  

Decreases in tax positions for prior years

     (725      (891      (12

Increases in tax positions for current year

     187        274        352  

Settlements

     (590      (1,590      (620

Lapse in statute of limitations

     (933      (897      (184
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the period

   $ 5,798      $ 7,838      $ 6,889