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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of income before income taxes
The components of income before income taxes were as follows:
 
Year ended December 31, 
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Domestic operations
$
70,632

 
$
54,003

 
$
61,158

Foreign operations
94,533

 
96,301

 
90,518

Income before income taxes
$
165,165

 
$
150,304

 
$
151,676


Schedule of income tax expense
Income tax expense/ (benefit) was as follows:
 
Year ended December 31, 
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current expense (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
1,121

 
$
1,795

 
$
(906
)
Foreign
31,005

 
29,896

 
28,109

Current income tax expense
32,126

 
31,691

 
27,203

Deferred expense (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
United States
9,539

 
16,222

 
21,189

Foreign
(1,065
)
 
(681
)
 
83

Deferred income tax expense
8,474

 
15,541

 
21,272

Total income tax expense
$
40,600

 
$
47,232

 
$
48,475


Schedule of reconciliation of income taxes
The following table represents a reconciliation of income taxes computed at the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% for 2019, 21% for 2018, and 35% for 2017 to income tax expense as reported:
 
Year ended December 31, 
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Income tax expense computed at federal statutory income tax rate
$
34,685

 
$
31,564

 
$
53,086

Foreign taxes, net of credits
714

 
13,316

 
(16,840
)
Impact of the 2017 Tax Act

 
10,801

 
12,619

Net adjustments for uncertain tax positions
799

 
771

 
508

State and local taxes
1,832

 
2,349

 
1,313

Equity appreciation rights

 

 
(765
)
Nondeductible expenses
1,179

 
962

 
1,407

Valuation allowance
2,882

 
(10,038
)
 
90

Tax credits
(607
)
 
(2,800
)
 
(3,240
)
Miscellaneous other, net
(884
)
 
307

 
297

Income tax expense as reported
$
40,600

 
$
47,232

 
$
48,475

Effective income tax rate
24.6
%
 
31.4
%
 
32.0
%

Schedule of components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
The components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:
 
December 31, 
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
$
13,208

 
$
14,036

Share-based compensation
2,682

 
7,446

Pension and other postretirement benefits
24,260

 
22,285

Inventories
15,379

 
11,505

R&D capitalization
12,925

 
6,449

Lease liability
9,669

 

Partnership investment
223

 
110

Transaction costs
1,365

 
1,580

Nondeductible accruals and reserves
6,907

 
7,248

Miscellaneous
2,802

 
2,379

Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards
74,586

 
80,671

Gross deferred tax assets
164,006

 
153,709

Valuation allowance
(18,424
)
 
(15,542
)
Total deferred tax assets
145,582

 
138,167

Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
(6,687
)
 
(8,057
)
Identifiable intangible assets
(62,349
)
 
(54,681
)
Right-of-use assets
(9,407
)
 

Foreign exchange derivative instruments
(154
)
 
(1,176
)
Miscellaneous
(1,281
)
 
(860
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(79,878
)
 
(64,774
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
65,704

 
$
73,393


Schedule of changes in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
Changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets were as follows:
 
Year ended December 31, 
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Valuation allowance at beginning of year
$
15,542

 
$
25,579

 
$
21,726

Increases (decreases) recorded to income tax provision
2,882

 
(10,037
)
 
3,853

Valuation allowance at end of year
$
18,424

 
$
15,542

 
$
25,579


Schedule of reconciliation of activity related to unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties The following table represents a reconciliation of the activity related to the unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties:
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year
$
11,646

 
$
11,049

 
$
11,347

Gross additions - current year tax positions
787

 
801

 
1,159

Gross additions - acquired tax positions
659

 

 

Gross reductions - prior year tax positions
(248
)
 
(91
)
 
(348
)
Gross reductions - Acquired tax positions settled with tax authorities
(461
)
 
(113
)
 
(1,241
)
Impact of change in foreign exchange rates
(16
)
 

 
132

Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
$
12,367

 
$
11,646

 
$
11,049