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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income before income taxes | Income before income taxes consisted of the following:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 124,335 |  |  | $ | 114,692 |  |  | $ | 183,207 |
Foreign |  |  | 83,166 |  |  |  | 90,940 |  |  |  | 113,611 |
Total |  | $ | 207,501 |  |  | $ | 205,632 |  |  | $ | 296,818 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 35,172 |  |  | $ | 17,070 |  |  | $ | 55,399 |
Foreign |  |  | 21,933 |  |  |  | 26,830 |  |  |  | 53,964 |
State |  |  | 9,336 |  |  |  | 7,099 |  |  |  | 8,494 |
Total current expense |  |  | 66,441 |  |  |  | 50,999 |  |  |  | 117,857 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (143 | ) |  |  | 22,100 |  |  |  | 12,096 |
Foreign |  |  | (7,188 | ) |  |  | (2,332 | ) |  |  | (6,007 | )
State |  |  | (1,272 | ) |  |  | 2,283 |  |  |  | 1,452 |
Total deferred taxes |  |  | (8,603 | ) |  |  | 22,051 |  |  |  | 7,541 |
Income taxes |  | $ | 57,838 |  |  | $ | 73,050 |  |  | $ | 125,398 |
Reconciliation between income tax expense and taxes computed | A reconciliation between income tax expense and taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Computed normal tax expense |  | $ | 72,625 |  |  | $ | 71,972 |  |  | $ | 103,886 |
Foreign inflation adjustments |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | (1,587 | ) |  |  | (33 | )
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax impact |  |  | 5,195 |  |  |  | 7,310 |  |  |  | 7,456 |
Foreign losses not benefited and other changes in valuation allowance |  |  | (5,685 | ) |  |  | (676 | ) |  |  | (711 | )
Foreign tax rate differential |  |  | (4,798 | ) |  |  | (3,321 | ) |  |  | (1,545 | )
Foreign dividends |  |  | 3,952 |  |  |  | 4,173 |  |  |  | 10,576 |
Changes in uncertain tax positions |  |  | (8,080 | ) |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | 13,729 |
Other — net |  |  | (5,418 | ) |  |  | (5,217 | ) |  |  | (7,960 | )
Income taxes |  | $ | 57,838 |  |  | $ | 73,050 |  |  | $ | 125,398 |
Tax effects of significant temporary differences and tax loss and tax credit carryforwards | The tax effects of significant temporary differences and tax loss and tax credit carryforwards comprising the net long-term deferred income tax liabilities as of December 31, 2011 and 2012 consisted of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Deferred liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Theatre properties and equipment |  | $ | 92,466 |  |  | $ | 96,733 |
Deferred intercompany sales |  |  | 12,051 |  |  |  | 14,551 |
Intangible asset — other |  |  | 24,749 |  |  |  | 23,944 |
Intangible asset — tradenames |  |  | 116,333 |  |  |  | 115,939 |
Investment in partnerships |  |  | 98,742 |  |  |  | 113,199 |
Total deferred liabilities |  |  | 344,341 |  |  |  | 364,366 |
Deferred assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred lease expenses |  |  | 23,225 |  |  |  | 27,255 |
Theatre properties and equipment |  |  | 5,910 |  |  |  | 5,884 |
Deferred revenue — NCM and Fandango |  |  | 88,616 |  |  |  | 90,972 |
Capital lease obligations |  |  | 51,211 |  |  |  | 54,551 |
Interest rate swap agreements |  |  | 5,882 |  |  |  | 3,825 |
Tax loss carryforwards |  |  | 10,602 |  |  |  | 7,700 |
Alternative minimum tax and other credit carryforwards |  |  | 7,548 |  |  |  | 6,405 |
Other expenses, not currently deductible for tax purposes |  |  | 23,750 |  |  |  | 30,724 |
Total deferred assets |  |  | 216,744 |  |  |  | 227,316 |
Net deferred income tax liability before valuation allowance |  |  | 127,597 |  |  |  | 137,050 |
Valuation allowance against deferred assets |  |  | 15,443 |  |  |  | 13,326 |
Net deferred income tax liability |  | $ | 143,040 |  |  | $ | 150,376 |
Net deferred tax liability — Foreign |  | $ | 10,757 |  |  | $ | 2,488 |
Net deferred tax liability — U.S. |  |  | 132,283 |  |  |  | 147,888 |
Total |  | $ | 143,040 |  |  | $ | 150,376 |
Reconciliation of total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties | The following is a reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at January 1, |  | $ | 23,857 |  |  | $ | 15,197 |  |  | $ | 18,660 |
Gross increases — tax positions in prior periods |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,153 |  |  |  | 14,462 |
Gross decreases — tax positions in prior periods |  |  | (1,392 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,321 | )
Gross increases — current period tax positions |  |  | 3,551 |  |  |  | 3,729 |  |  |  | 3,672 |
Gross decreases — current period tax positions |  |  | (613 | ) |  |  | (633 | ) |  |  | — |
Settlements |  |  | (10,383 | ) |  |  | (2,467 | ) |  |  | — |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | 177 |  |  |  | (319 | ) |  |  | (251 | )
Balance at December 31, |  | $ | 15,197 |  |  | $ | 18,660 |  |  | $ | 33,222 |

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