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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision For Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
284,489

 
$
363,803

 
$
394,904

State
 
28,406

 
37,811

 
30,997

Foreign
 
19,017

 
12,826

 
20,429

 
 
331,912

 
414,440

 
446,330

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(4,250
)
 
(15,474
)
 
(5,743
)
State
 
7,038

 
(2,264
)
 
(3,155
)
Foreign
 
(2,953
)
 
1,254

 
1,277

 
 
(165
)
 
(16,484
)
 
(7,621
)
Total
 
$
331,747

 
$
397,956

 
$
438,709

Components Of Income Before Taxes
The components of income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands): 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Domestic
 
$
954,138

 
$
1,101,427

 
$
1,196,335

Foreign
 
69,773

 
48,736

 
86,985

Total
 
$
1,023,911

 
$
1,150,163

 
$
1,283,320

Provision For Income Tax Rate To Statutory Rate Reconciliation
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount that would be provided by applying the statutory U.S. corporate income tax rate due to the following items for the years ended December 31: 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Provision at statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit
 
1.8

 
1.8

 
1.7

Foreign rate differential
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.6
)
Domestic manufacturing deduction
 
(2.1
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(2.1
)
Research and development credit
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties
 
(1.3
)
 
1.1

 
0.2

Valuation allowance adjustments
 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Adjustments for previously accrued taxes
 
0.2

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.3
)
Other
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.2
)
 
0.8

Provision for income taxes
 
32.4
 %
 
34.6
 %
 
34.2
 %
Principal Components Of The Company's Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
The principal components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 include the following (in thousands): 
 
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Accruals not yet tax deductible
 
$
141,961

 
$
129,449

Pension and postretirement benefit plan obligations
 
88,741

 
126,952

Stock compensation
 
19,051

 
20,111

Net operating loss carryforward
 
33,587

 
38,250

Valuation allowance
 
(30,953
)
 
(20,659
)
Other, net
 
56,903

 
47,039

 
 
309,290

 
341,142

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, tax in excess of book
 
(139,268
)
 
(136,340
)
Other
 
(2,293
)
 
(2,419
)
 
 
(141,561
)
 
(138,759
)
Total
 
$
167,729

 
$
202,383

Changes In Gross Liability For Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Interest And Penalties
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. Changes in the Company’s gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, were as follows (in thousands): 
 
 
2016
 
2015
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period
 
$
73,100

 
$
64,200

Increase in unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in a prior period
 
2,828

 
9,149

Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in a prior period
 
(21,061
)
 
(1,993
)
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in the current period
 
7,402

 
6,302

Statute lapses
 
(1,907
)
 
(2,465
)
Settlements with taxing authorities
 
(4,823
)
 
(2,093
)
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period
 
$
55,539

 
$
73,100