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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the provision for income taxes is comprised of the following:

		2025				2024				2023
Current income tax provision		(In thousands)
Federal		$	(184	)		$	1,980			$	(84	)
State			9,314				11,355				6,359
Total current income tax provision			9,130				13,335				6,275
Deferred income tax provision:
Federal			42,966				47,814				55,686
State			6,088				2,880				16,950
Total deferred income tax provision			49,054				50,694				72,636
Total income tax provision		$	58,184			$	64,029			$	78,911

Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows. Certain amounts relating to prior period results were reclassified to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications have not changed the results of operations of the prior period.

		2025				2024
Deferred income tax assets:		(In thousands)
Acquisition and debt related costs		$	1,725			$	1,464
Net operating losses			58,385				67,962
Goodwill impairment			53,862				53,844
Self-insurance			22,036				16,910
Deferred revenue			2,156				2,320
Restricted stock			7,452				5,632
Tax credits			15,139				14,197
Section 174 capitalization			797				6,689
Lease obligations			29,591				29,350
Interest limitation			23,832				27,445
Charitable contributions			26				5
Other			3,170				4,280
Total deferred income tax assets			218,171				230,098
Valuation allowance			(4,843	)			(5,027	)
Net deferred tax assets			213,328				225,071
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment			(328,680	)			(291,241	)
Amortization - Goodwill			(68,293	)			(68,852	)
Amortization - Other intangibles			(42,981	)			(42,530	)
Right of use assets			(28,641	)			(28,540	)
Other			(747	)			(1,533	)
Total deferred income tax liabilities			(469,342	)			(432,696	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities		$	(256,014	)		$	(207,625	)

Schedule of Reconciliation between Statutory Income Tax Rate and Company's Effective Income Tax Provision Rate

The reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax provision rate for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, is as follows:

		2025								2024								2023
		Amount				%				Amount				%				Amount				%
		(In thousands)
Income tax at federal statutory rates		$	47,573				21.00		%	$	61,220				21.00		%	$	65,753				21.00		%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(a)			12,168				5.37				11,246				3.86				18,415				5.90
Tax Credits			(2,348	)			(1.04	)			(4,703	)			(1.61	)			(4,487	)			(1.43	)
Other nontaxable or nondeductible items			674				0.30				364				0.12				(752	)			(0.24	)
Deferred adjustment - fixed assets			—				—				(4,023	)			(1.38	)			—				—
Other adjustments			117				0.05				(75	)			(0.03	)			(18	)			(0.01	)
Income tax provision		$	58,184				25.68		%	$	64,029				21.96		%	$	78,911				25.22		%

(a)State taxes in Florida and California make up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the effect of this category as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2023. State taxes in Florida make up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the effect of this category as of December 31, 2024.

Schedule of Income Taxes Paid

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the components of cash paid for taxes, net were as follows:

		2025				2024				2023
		(In thousands)
Federal		$	1,350			$	1,169			$	—
California			3,819				2,251				1,351
Florida			11,550				6,400				1,490
Pennsylvania			—				455				1,338
Texas			815				835				833
All other states			12				77				3
Total cash paid for taxes, net			17,546				11,187				5,015

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