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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Income Tax Expense | Income tax expense consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 51,260 |  |  | $ | 55,227 |  |  | $ | 69,590 |
State | 6,606 |  |  | 6,616 |  |  | 10,088 |
Foreign | 220 |  |  | 1,472 |  |  | (478 | )
| 58,086 |  |  | 63,315 |  |  | 79,200 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 4,503 |  |  | (9,668 | ) |  | (8,630 | )
State | 535 |  |  | 1,279 |  |  | (438 | )
| 5,038 |  |  | (8,389 | ) |  | (9,068 | )
Total income tax expense | $ | 63,124 |  |  | $ | 54,926 |  |  | $ | 70,132 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The effective income tax rate differs from the federal corporate tax rate of 35% in 2014, 2013 and 2012 as follows (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Tax at statutory rate | $ | 56,621 |  |  | $ | 49,599 |  |  | $ | 60,608 |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits | 4,641 |  |  | 5,132 |  |  | 6,273 |
Non-deductible meals and entertainment | 1,497 |  |  | 1,577 |  |  | 2,686 |
Income tax credits | (1,600 | ) |  | (1,574 | ) |  | (758 | )
Other, net | 1,965 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 1,323 |
Total income tax expense | $ | 63,124 |  |  | $ | 54,926 |  |  | $ | 70,132 |
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities | At December 31, deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Insurance and claims accruals | $ | 74,651 |  |  | $ | 76,596 |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | 8,260 |  |  | 5,672 |
Other | 14,724 |  |  | 8,437 |
Gross deferred tax assets | 97,635 |  |  | 90,705 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Property and equipment | 295,628 |  |  | 282,642 |
Prepaid expenses | 6,913 |  |  | 6,906 |
Other | 2,634 |  |  | 3,079 |
Gross deferred tax liabilities | 305,175 |  |  | 292,627 |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | 207,540 |  |  | $ | 201,922 |
Schedule Of Income Tax Assets And Liabilities Financial Position | These amounts are presented in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 as follows (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Current deferred tax asset | $ | 34,066 |  |  | $ | 25,315 |
Non-current deferred tax liability | 241,606 |  |  | 227,237 |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | 207,540 |  |  | $ | 201,922 |
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The reconciliations of beginning and ending gross balances of unrecognized tax benefits for 2014 and 2013 are shown below (in thousands).
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance | $ | 8,644 |  |  | $ | 11,563 |
Gross increases – tax positions in prior period | 244 |  |  | 286 |
Gross increases – current-period tax positions | 745 |  |  | 742 |
Settlements | (1,050 | ) |  | (3,947 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance | $ | 8,583 |  |  | $ | 8,644 |

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