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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes | The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 156,937 |  |  | $ | 181,640 |  |  | $ | 146,633 |
State |  | 34,927 |  |  | 36,281 |  |  | 33,054 |
Foreign |  | 20,725 |  |  | 13,892 |  |  | 15,377 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal and state |  | (3,785 | ) |  | (8,398 | ) |  | (4,626 | )
Foreign |  | 1,917 |  |  | (181 | ) |  | 983 |
|  | $ | 210,721 |  |  | $ | 223,234 |  |  | $ | 191,421 |
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes | Income before the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Domestic |  | $ | 494,890 |  |  | $ | 528,916 |  |  | $ | 446,886 |
Foreign |  | 59,220 |  |  | 52,114 |  |  | 50,463 |
|  | $ | 554,110 |  |  | $ | 581,030 |  |  | $ | 497,349 |
Difference of Income Taxes from Statutory Federal Income Tax Rates | The income taxes shown above varied from the statutory federal income tax rates for these periods as follows:
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Federal U.S. income tax rate |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  | 4.2 |  |  | 4.2 |  |  | 4.2 |
Non-deductible expenses |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.6 |
Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates, net of foreign tax credits |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.2 | )
Federal tax credits |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (0.6 | ) |  | (0.6 | )
Tax impact of uncertain tax positions |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.1 | )
Valuation allowance release, net |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
Other, net |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.1 | )
Effective tax rate |  | 38.0 | % |  | 38.4 | % |  | 38.5 | %
Deferred Portion of Tax Provision (Benefit) | The deferred portion of the tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Amortization of franchise rights |  | $ | 500 |  |  | $ | 514 |  |  | $ | 514 |
Amortization of other intangibles |  | 1,221 |  |  | 1,590 |  |  | 1,241 |
Accrued expenses, deducted for tax when paid |  | (6,889 | ) |  | (17,664 | ) |  | (14,221 | )
Capitalized costs for books, deducted for tax |  | 5,901 |  |  | 5,315 |  |  | 8,809 |
Depreciation |  | (2,405 | ) |  | (5,932 | ) |  | (4,147 | )
Federal impact of unrecognized tax benefits |  | 75 |  |  | 1,058 |  |  | 44 |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards |  | — |  |  | 3,636 |  |  | (186 | )
Other, net |  | (271 | ) |  | 2,904 |  |  | 4,303 |
|  | $ | (1,868 | ) |  | $ | (8,579 | ) |  | $ | (3,643 | )
Components of Deferred Income Tax Amounts | The components of the deferred income tax amounts at December 31, 2016 and 2015, were as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Deferred Income Tax Assets |  |  |  |
Provision for bad debts |  | $ | 10,510 |  |  | $ | 11,092 |
Deferred compensation and other benefit obligations |  | 112,811 |  |  | 96,948 |
Workers’ compensation |  | 5,634 |  |  | 8,206 |
Stock-based compensation |  | 16,772 |  |  | 15,814 |
Credits and net operating loss carryforwards |  | 30,534 |  |  | 35,499 |
Other |  | 18,116 |  |  | 23,885 |
Total deferred income tax assets |  | 194,377 |  |  | 191,444 |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | (28,681 | ) |  | (26,960 | )
Property and equipment basis differences |  | (16,640 | ) |  | (11,890 | )
Other |  | (11,658 | ) |  | (9,720 | )
Total deferred income tax liabilities |  | (56,979 | ) |  | (48,570 | )
Valuation allowance |  | (18,907 | ) |  | (26,329 | )
Total deferred income tax assets, net |  | $ | 118,491 |  |  | $ | 116,545 |
Reconciliation of Total Amounts of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The following table reconciles the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 814 |  |  | $ | 4,573 |  |  | $ | 6,110 |
Gross increases—tax positions in prior years |  | 92 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior years |  | — |  |  | (1,807 | ) |  | (333 | )
Gross increases—tax positions in current year |  | 114 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 35 |
Settlements |  | — |  |  | (520 | ) |  | — |
Lapse of statute of limitations |  | (289 | ) |  | (1,552 | ) |  | (1,240 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 731 |  |  | $ | 814 |  |  | $ | 4,573 |

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