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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Income before income taxes includes the following components:

 
 
Year Ended December 31
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(thousands)
Domestic
 
$
41,703

 
$
79,414

 
$
122,727

Foreign
 
1,598

 
1,268

 
578

Income before income taxes
 
$
43,301

 
$
80,682

 
$
123,305

Income Tax Provision (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The income tax provision shown in the Consolidated Statements of Operations includes the following:

 
 
Year Ended December 31
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(thousands)
Current income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
10,664

 
$
(2,938
)
 
$
27,568

State
 
2,201

 
555

 
5,023

Foreign
 
5

 

 

Total current
 
12,870

 
(2,383
)
 
32,591

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
2,549

 
27,011

 
9,740

State
 
(1,536
)
 
3,872

 
965

Foreign
 
(8,836
)
 

 

Total deferred
 
(7,823
)
 
30,883

 
10,705

Income tax provision
 
$
5,047

 
$
28,500

 
$
43,296

Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The effective tax rate varies from the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate principally due to the following:

 
 
Year Ended December 31
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(thousands, except percentages)
Income before income taxes
 
$
43,301

 
$
80,682

 
$
123,305

Statutory U.S. income tax rate
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statutory tax provision
 
$
15,155

 
$
28,239

 
$
43,157

State taxes
 
1,370

 
3,006

 
4,097

Domestic production activities deduction
 
(165
)
 
(299
)
 
(2,031
)
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
1,717

 
433

 
313

Change in valuation allowance
 
(9,884
)
 

 

Tax credits
 
(2,904
)
 
(2,043
)
 
(2,581
)
Other
 
(242
)
 
(836
)
 
341

Total
 
$
5,047

 
$
28,500

 
$
43,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate
 
11.7
%
 
35.3
%
 
35.1
%


Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The components of our net deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are summarized as follows:

 
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
(thousands)
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
Employee benefits
 
$
54,895

 
$
52,840

Inventories
 
5,237

 
6,618

Foreign net operating loss carryforward
 
5,383

 
5,440

Other
 
7,628

 
8,070

Gross deferred tax assets
 
73,143

 
72,968

Valuation allowance (a)
 

 
(9,884
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
73,143

 
$
63,084

 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment
 
$
62,948

 
$
56,061

Intangible assets and other
 
5,039

 
5,264

Other
 
2,655

 
851

Deferred tax liabilities
 
$
70,642

 
$
62,176

 
 
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets, net
 
$
2,501

 
$
908

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(a)
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the deferred tax assets in our foreign subsidiaries were primarily the result of net operating losses. As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. During fourth quarter 2016, because we achieved three years of cumulative pretax income in the Canadian tax jurisdiction and due to the implementation of a tax-planning strategy, management determined that there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable and therefore released the valuation allowance in the amount of $9.9 million.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the changes related to our gross unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties:

 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(thousands)
Balance as of January 1
 
$
878

 
$
309

 
$

Increases related to prior years' tax positions
 
1,657

 
431

 
172

Increases related to current year tax positions
 
104

 
145

 
137

Decreases related to prior years' tax positions
 

 
(7
)
 

Settlements
 
(415
)
 

 

Balance as of December 31
 
$
2,224

 
$
878

 
$
309