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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | INCOME TAXES Income tax expense consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 53,297 |  |  | $ | 29,102 |  |  | $ | 7,428 |
State | 12,106 |  |  | 9,547 |  |  | 9,841 |
Foreign | 446 |  |  | (88) |  |  | 770 |
| 65,849 |  |  | 38,561 |  |  | 18,039 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | (8,988) |  |  | 15,094 |  |  | 37,284 |
State | (1,245) |  |  | 1,307 |  |  | 410 |
| (10,233) |  |  | 16,401 |  |  | 37,694 |
Total income tax expense | $ | 55,616 |  |  | $ | 54,962 |  |  | $ | 55,733 |
The effective income tax rate differs from the federal corporate tax rate of 21% in 2020, 2019, and 2018 as follows (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Tax at statutory rate | $ | 47,186 |  |  | $ | 46,600 |  |  | $ | 47,015 |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits | 8,580 |  |  | 8,575 |  |  | 8,098 |
Non-deductible meals and entertainment | 903 |  |  | 1,117 |  |  | 1,044 |
Income tax credits | (1,200) |  |  | (1,600) |  |  | (1,800) |
Equity compensation | (821) |  |  | (207) |  |  | (312) |
Other, net | 968 |  |  | 477 |  |  | 1,688 |
Total income tax expense | $ | 55,616 |  |  | $ | 54,962 |  |  | $ | 55,733 |
At December 31, deferred income tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |
Insurance and claims accruals | $ | 54,913 |  |  | $ | 48,537 |
Compensation-related accruals | 16,054 |  |  | 8,067 |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | 4,070 |  |  | 3,690 |
Other | 5,374 |  |  | 1,863 |
Gross deferred income tax assets | 80,411 |  |  | 62,157 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |
Property and equipment | 308,145 |  |  | 305,575 |
Prepaid expenses | 6,333 |  |  | 4,928 |
Other | 3,803 |  |  | 1,323 |
Gross deferred income tax liabilities | 318,281 |  |  | 311,826 |
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | 237,870 |  |  | $ | 249,669 |
Deferred income tax assets are more likely than not to be realized as a result of future taxable income and reversal of deferred income tax liabilities. We recognized a $141 thousand decrease in the net liability for unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2020, and a $31 thousand decrease for the year ended December 31, 2019. We accrued interest expense of $0.1 million during 2020 and 2019, excluding from both years the reversal of accrued interest related to the adjustment of uncertain tax positions. If recognized, $1.8 million and $2.0 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, would impact our effective tax rate. Interest of $0.4 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 has been reflected as a component of the total liability. We expect no other significant increases or decreases for uncertain tax positions during the next twelve months. The reconciliations of beginning and ending gross balances of unrecognized tax benefits for 2020 and 2019 are shown below (in thousands).
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance | $ | 2,541 |  |  | $ | 2,577 |
Gross increases – tax positions in prior period | 92 |  |  | 127 |
Gross increases – current period tax positions | 220 |  |  | 222 |
Settlements | (490) |  |  | (385) |
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance | $ | 2,363 |  |  | $ | 2,541 |
We file U.S. federal income tax returns, as well as income tax returns in various states and several foreign jurisdictions. The years 2017 and forward are open for examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and various years are open for examination by state and foreign tax authorities. State and foreign jurisdictional statutes of limitations generally range from three to four years.

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