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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes for continuing operations was as follows:

(in thousands)
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Currently payable:
      
Federal
 
$
18,642
  
$
21,252
  
$
22,394
 
State
  
2,264
   
3,065
   
3,024
 
Foreign
  
25,435
   
25,175
   
22,670
 
 
  
46,341
   
49,492
   
48,088
 
Deferred (benefit) expense:
            
Federal
  
1,532
   
(5,125
)
  
170
 
State
  
(935
)
  
502
   
603
 
Foreign
  
(14,111
)
  
(1,534
)
  
2,035
 
 
  
(13,514
)
  
(6,157
)
  
2,808
 
Income taxes
 
$
32,827
  
$
43,335
  
$
50,896
 
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)
 
2014
  
2013
 
Deferred tax assets:
    
Benefit plans
 
$
15,507
  
$
21,148
 
Liabilities and reserves
  
19,384
   
11,499
 
Operating loss and credit carryovers
  
57,128
   
51,292
 
Other
  
6,872
   
17,151
 
Gross deferred tax assets
  
98,891
   
101,090
 
Valuation allowance
  
(43,055
)
  
(43,048
)
Deferred tax assets
  
55,836
   
58,042
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Property, plant and equipment
  
(1,619
)
  
(21,139
)
Other assets
  
(1,462
)
  
(1,411
)
Goodwill
  
(28,583
)
  
(28,573
)
Other
  
(1,426
)
  
(3,168
)
Deferred tax liabilities
  
(33,090
)
  
(54,291
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
22,746
  
$
3,751
 
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
The effective tax rate for continuing operations differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% as described below:

 
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
Taxes at statutory rate
  
35.0
%
  
35.0
%
  
35.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
  
1.9
   
1.1
   
1.5
 
Tax credits
  
(0.4
)
  
(0.3
)
  
 
Taxes on foreign earnings
  
(4.7
)
  
(5.3
)
  
(4.1
)
Resolution of prior years’ tax matters
  
(0.6
)
  
(0.7
)
  
(1.4
)
U.S. manufacturing deduction
  
(2.0
)
  
(1.6
)
  
(1.8
)
Valuation allowance adjustments
  
0.2
   
(0.8
)
  
(0.5
)
Other, net
  
(0.8
)
  
0.1
   
0.2
 
Effective tax rate
  
28.6
%
  
27.5
%
  
28.9
%
Earnings before income taxes
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes were as follows:

(in thousands)
 
2014
  
2013
  
2012
 
United States
 
$
56,211
  
$
55,461
  
$
79,118
 
Foreign
  
58,387
   
102,172
   
96,860
 
Total
 
$
114,598
  
$
157,633
  
$
175,978
 
Reconciliation of the change in liability for unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits for 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

(in thousands)
 
2014
  
2013
 
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
5,295
  
$
7,091
 
Increases for tax positions taken in the current year
  
718
   
818
 
Increases for tax positions taken in prior years
  
10,238
   
875
 
Decreases related to settlements with tax authorities
  
(1,044
)
  
(3,113
)
Decreases as a result of lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations
  
(751
)
  
(374
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
  
(516
)
  
(2
)
Balance at the end of year
 
$
13,940
  
$
5,295