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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes was as follows:
 
(in thousands)
 
2013
  
2012
  
2011
 
Currently payable:
 
  
  
 
Federal
 
$
21,252
  
$
22,394
  
$
28,480
 
State
  
3,065
   
3,024
   
2,845
 
Foreign
  
24,781
   
22,065
   
22,713
 
 
  
49,098
   
47,483
   
54,038
 
Deferred (benefit) expense:
            
Federal
  
(5,125
)
  
170
   
(5,669
)
State
  
502
   
603
   
(274
)
Foreign
  
(1,555
)
  
2,143
   
2,805
 
 
  
(6,178
)
  
2,916
   
(3,138
)
Income taxes
 
$
42,920
  
$
50,399
  
$
50,900
 
 
Tax effects of temporary differences - Deferred tax assets and liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
 
(in thousands)
 
2013
  
2012
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
  
 
Benefit plans
 
$
21,148
  
$
17,375
 
Liabilities and reserves
  
11,499
   
9,140
 
Operating loss and credit carryovers
  
51,292
   
48,441
 
Other
  
17,151
   
16,096
 
Gross deferred tax assets
  
101,090
   
91,052
 
Valuation allowance
  
(43,048
)
  
(41,049
)
Deferred tax assets
  
58,042
   
50,003
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Property, plant and equipment
  
(21,139
)
  
(19,430
)
Other assets
  
(1,411
)
  
(2,784
)
Other
  
(31,741
)
  
(26,668
)
Deferred tax liabilities
  
(54,291
)
  
(48,882
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
3,751
  
$
1,121
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
The effective tax rate differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% as described below:
 
 
 
2013
  
2012
  
2011
 
Taxes at statutory rate
  
35.0
%
  
35.0
%
  
35.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
  
1.1
   
1.5
   
1.0
 
Tax credits
  
(0.3
)
  
   
(0.2
)
Taxes on foreign earnings
  
(5.3
)
  
(4.1
)
  
(2.5
)
Resolution of prior years’ tax matters
  
(0.7
)
  
(1.4
)
  
(0.6
)
Valuation allowance adjustments
  
(0.8
)
  
(0.5
)
  
(0.6
)
Revaluation of previously held interest
  
   
   
(0.7
)
Other, net
  
(1.5
)
  
(1.6
)
  
(1.7
)
Effective tax rate
  
27.5
%
  
28.9
%
  
29.7
%
 
Earnings before income taxes
Earnings before income taxes were as follows:

(in thousands)
 
2013
  
2012
  
2011
 
United States
 
$
55,461
  
$
79,118
  
$
70,023
 
Foreign
  
100,754
   
95,189
   
101,361
 
Total
 
$
156,215
  
$
174,307
  
$
171,384
 
 
Reconciliation of the change in liability for unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits for 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
 
(in thousands)
 
2013
  
2012
 
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
7,091
  
$
8,787
 
Increases for tax positions taken in the current year
  
818
   
599
 
Increases for tax positions taken in prior years
  
875
   
553
 
Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities
  
(3,113
)
  
(1,678
)
Decreases as a result of lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations
  
(374
)
  
(1,362
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
  
(2
)
  
192
 
Balance at the end of year
 
$
5,295
  
$
7,091