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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes was taxed in the following jurisdictions in each of the years ended December 31:

	2015				2014				2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Domestic	$	222,188			$	273,487			$	252,961
Foreign	30,698				11,065				1,757
Total	$	252,886			$	284,552			$	254,718

Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:

	2015				2014				2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	77,777			$	51,399			$	48,905
State	7,972				4,487				5,954
Foreign	8,002				7,519				7,321
Current income tax provision	93,751				63,405				62,180
Deferred:
Federal	(10,065		)		38,879				9,559
State	(1,932		)		2,958				2,637
Foreign	(1,281		)		(3,081		)		(5,071		)
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(13,278		)		38,756				7,125
	$	80,473			$	102,161			$	69,305

Variation of Provision for Income Taxes from Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate

The provision for income taxes varied from income taxes computed at the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate as a result of the following:

	2015				2014				2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Income taxes computed at the statutory     U.S. federal income tax rate	$	88,512			$	99,597			$	89,151
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	4,903				8,165				7,775
Tax liabilities required (no longer required)	2,342				815				(17,043		)
Valuation allowance	1,441				(3,747		)		(5,087		)
Manufacturing exemption	(7,849		)		(5,798		)		(7,452		)
Tax credit refunds, net	(2,325		)		(2,163		)		(1,797		)
Foreign earnings taxed at other than 35%	(6,383		)		5,957				(600		)
Deferred tax rate changes	163				(1,327		)		2,235
Other	(331		)		662				2,123
	$	80,473			$	102,161			$	69,305
Effective tax rate	31.8		%		35.9		%		27.2		%

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 were as follows:

	2015				2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	$	11,000			$	14,957
Rationalization and other accrued liabilities	25,306				14,933
Property, plant and equipment	1,053				1,182
AMT and other credit carryforwards	1,733				1,500
Net operating loss carryforwards	26,357				33,972
Other intangible assets	1,025				1,597
Foreign currency translation	236				825
Inventory and related reserves	27,176				10,604
Other	5,337				6,676
Total deferred tax assets	99,223				86,246
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	(192,372		)		(194,793		)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(18,268		)		(13,383		)
Other intangible assets	(81,650		)		(82,150		)
Foreign currency translation	(21,697		)		(13,110		)
Other	(4,200		)		(3,988		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(318,187		)		(307,424		)
Valuation allowance	(8,648		)		(7,858		)
	$	(227,612	)		$	(229,036	)

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits included as other liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:

	2015				2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at January 1,	$	48,143			$	50,398
Increase based upon tax positions of current year	3,853				646
Increase based upon tax positions of a prior year	988				457
Decrease due to acquisitions	(1,327		)		(2,732		)
Decrease based upon settlements with taxing authorities	—				(50		)
Decrease based upon a lapse in the statute of limitations	(1,320		)		(576		)
Balance at December 31,	$	50,337			$	48,143

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