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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes on Income from Continuing Operations

The provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):
 
2019
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
Federal
$
59,791

 
$
21,345

 
$
81,136

State and other
7,567

 
719

 
8,286

Total
$
67,358

 
$
22,064

 
$
89,422

 
2018
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
Federal
$
77,795

 
$
15,765

 
$
93,560

State and other
9,527

 
4,280

 
13,807

Total
$
87,322

 
$
20,045

 
$
107,367

 
2017
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
Federal
$
81,355

 
$
(214,539
)
 
$
(133,184
)
State and other
7,981

 
(12,043
)
 
(4,062
)
Total
$
89,336

 
$
(226,582
)
 
$
(137,246
)

Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate
The provision for income taxes varies from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate as a result of the following differences:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
U.S. statutory tax rate
21.0%
 
21.0%
 
35.0%
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
State taxes (net of federal income tax benefit)
3.1
 
2.9
 
2.4
Domestic manufacturing deduction
 
 
(3.0)
Uncertain tax positions, settlements and lapse of statutes of limitations
(1.6)
 
(0.3)
 
(0.9)
Valuation allowances, tax rate changes, & other deferred adjustments
(1.7)
 
(1.0)
 
(6.3)
Valuation allowance on equity method investment
1.7
 
 
Enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
 
(1.1)
 
(70.9)
Non-deductible transactions costs
0.3
 
 
1.2
Net excess benefits or expense on share-based payments
0.4
 
0.1
 
(0.4)
Other, net
0.6
 
(0.5)
 
(1.3)
Effective tax rate
23.8%
 
21.1%
 
(44.2%)

Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets
Deferred tax liabilities and assets were composed of the following as of the end of December 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
 
Dec. 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Accelerated depreciation
$
62,951

 
$
43,396

Accelerated amortization of deductible intangibles
524,697

 
427,760

Right-of-use assets for operating leases
25,615

 

Other
3,677

 
2,655

Total deferred tax liabilities
616,940

 
473,811

Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Accrued compensation costs
16,180

 
13,440

Pension and post-retirement medical and life
35,192

 
34,679

Loss carryforwards
38,686

 
120,695

Operating lease liabilities
26,008

 

Other
30,914

 
34,044

Total deferred tax assets
146,980

 
202,858

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
45,661

 
125,894

Total net deferred tax (liabilities)
$
(515,621
)
 
$
(396,847
)

The following table summarizes the activity related to deferred tax asset valuation allowances (in thousands):
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Beginning at beginning of period
$
125,894

 
$
136,418

 
$
209,939

Additions to valuation allowance
9,545

 
3,908

 
40,180

Reductions to valuation allowance
(89,778
)
 
(14,432
)
 
(113,701
)
Balance at the end of the period
$
45,661

 
$
125,894

 
$
136,418


Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Federal Tax Benefit of State Tax Deductions
The following table summarizes the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits, excluding the federal tax benefit of state tax deductions (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Change in unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of beginning of year
$
12,843

 
$
15,043

 
$
17,300

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 
40

 
156

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 
2,631

 
11

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(959
)
 

 
(636
)
Settlements
(288
)
 
(182
)
 
(852
)
Reductions due to lapse of statutes of limitations
(3,546
)
 
(4,689
)
 
(936
)
Balance as of end of year
$
8,050

 
$
12,843

 
$
15,043