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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity income | The United States and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes and equity income from affiliates are as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (In thousands)
Income before income taxes, equity in earnings in affiliates, and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 91,048 |  |  | $ | 96,670 |  |  | $ | 71,890 |
Foreign |  | 9,370 |  |  | 14,583 |  |  | 12,627 |
|  | 100,418 |  |  | 111,253 |  |  | 84,517 |
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operation of discontinued business |  | (18,465 | ) |  | 12,572 |  |  | 13,587 |
Total |  | $ | 81,953 |  |  | $ | 123,825 |  |  | $ | 98,104 |
Components of taxes on income (loss) | axes consists of the following components:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (In thousands)
Continuing Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 36,631 |  |  | $ | (4,198 | ) |  | $ | 8,902 |
Deferred |  | (78,275 | ) |  | 36,716 |  |  | 16,308 |
|  | (41,644 | ) |  | 32,518 |  |  | 25,210 |
State income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | 5,020 |  |  | 2,099 |  |  | 1,907 |
Deferred |  | (8,770 | ) |  | 4,732 |  |  | 3,234 |
|  | (3,750 | ) |  | 6,831 |  |  | 5,141 |
Foreign income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | 5,497 |  |  | 4,211 |  |  | 5,196 |
Deferred |  | (665 | ) |  | (388 | ) |  | (1,183 | )
|  | 4,832 |  |  | 3,823 |  |  | 4,013 |
Total U.S. and foreign |  | (40,562 | ) |  | 43,172 |  |  | 34,364 |
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax (benefit) provision allocated to discontinued operations |  | (7,805 | ) |  | 4,753 |  |  | 5,168 |
Total |  | $ | (48,367 | ) |  | $ | 47,925 |  |  | $ | 39,532 |
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate (35.0%) and the effective income tax rate | A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate 35.00% and the effective income tax rate is as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (In thousands)
Continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions using statutory federal income tax rate |  | $ | 35,147 |  |  | $ | 38,939 |  |  | $ | 29,581 |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  | 4,291 |  |  | 4,480 |  |  | 3,211 |
Impact of REIT election |  | (79,033 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in contingent tax liabilities |  | — |  |  | (337 | ) |  | (2,366 | )
Impact of nondeductible transaction costs |  | — |  |  | 65 |  |  | 3,230 |
Other, net |  | (967 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | 708 |
Total continuing operations |  | (40,562 | ) |  | 43,172 |  |  | 34,364 |
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit from operations of discontinued business |  | (7,805 | ) |  | 4,753 |  |  | 5,168 |
Provision for income taxes |  | $ | (48,367 | ) |  | $ | 47,925 |  |  | $ | 39,532 |
Components of the net current deferred income tax asset | The components of the net current deferred income tax asset as of December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 are as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (In thousands)
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 13,060 |  |  | $ | 21,192 |
Accrued compensation |  | 6,433 |  |  | 5,884 |
Other, net |  | (1,203 | ) |  | 1,504 |
Total asset |  | $ | 18,290 |  |  | $ | 28,580 |
Components of the net non-current deferred income tax asset | The components of the net non-current deferred income tax asset as of December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 are as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (In thousands)
Depreciation |  | $ | 2,532 |  |  | $ | 1,437 |
Total asset |  | $ | 2,532 |  |  | $ | 1,437 |
Components of the net non-current deferred income tax liability | The components of the net non-current deferred income tax liability as of December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 are as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (In thousands)
Deferred compensation |  | $ | 7,666 |  |  | $ | 9,247 |
Net operating losses |  | 23,062 |  |  | 16,542 |
Tax credits |  | 8,380 |  |  | 6,017 |
Deferred loan costs |  | — |  |  | 2,073 |
Equity awards |  | 1,816 |  |  | 2,881 |
Other, net |  | 9,263 |  |  | 1,585 |
Bond discount |  | — |  |  | (657 | )
Residual U.S. tax liability on unrepatriated foreign earnings |  | — |  |  | (3,668 | )
Valuation allowance |  | (13,506 | ) |  | (8,025 | )
Deferred rent |  | 4,864 |  |  | (6,220 | )
Intangible assets |  | (45,955 | ) |  | (70,860 | )
Depreciation |  | (11,293 | ) |  | (74,431 | )
Total liability |  | $ | (15,703 | ) |  | $ | (125,516 | )
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (In thousands)
Balance at Beginning of Period |  | $ | 6,528 |  |  | $ | 9,062 |  |  | $ | 5,947 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  | 2,437 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 3,251 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  | 13,356 |  |  | 43 |  |  | — |
Additions from current year acquisitions |  | — |  |  | 3,848 |  |  | 2,928 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  | — |  |  | (3,237 | ) |  | (2,891 | )
Reductions as a result of a lapse of applicable statutes of limitations |  | (592 | ) |  | (845 | ) |  | — |
Settlements |  | (3,230 | ) |  | (2,356 | ) |  | (173 | )
Balance at End of Period |  | $ | 18,499 |  |  | $ | 6,528 |  |  | $ | 9,062 |

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