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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Components of Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense is comprised of the following for the indicated periods (in thousands):

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Current:

        

Federal

   $ 28,793       $ 19,747       $ 14,486   

State

     8,143         4,909         3,759   

Deferred

     (4,101      659         1,676   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 32,835       $ 25,315       $ 19,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Provision for Income Taxes Differs from Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes differs from income taxes computed at the Federal statutory rate as a result of the following (in thousands):

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Income from continuing operations before taxes

   $ 70,391       $ 61,399       $ 49,827   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes:

        

Tax at Federal statutory rate

   $ 24,637       $ 21,490       $ 17,440   

Impact of Partnership loss not subject to federal income taxes

     3,228         628         97   

State taxes net of federal benefit

     4,922         3,310         3,192   

Permanent differences

     78         57         37   

Deferred tax benefit

     (3,179      —           —     

Change in valuation allowance

     3,027         —           (658

Change in unrecognized tax benefit

     81         (113      55   

Other

     41         (57      (242
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 32,835       $ 25,315       $ 19,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components of Net Deferred Taxes

The components of the net deferred taxes for the years ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 using current tax rates are as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,  
     2015      2014  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 7,367       $ 5,490   

Vacation accrual

     3,295         2,970   

Pension accrual

     9,244         2,964   

Allowance for bad debts

     2,654         3,661   

Fair value of derivative instruments

     6,773         5,000   

Insurance accrual

     24,682         22,823   

Inventory capitalization

     1,038         865   

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward

     266         261   

Other, net

     1,630         2,060   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     56,949         46,094   

Valuation allowance

     (3,027      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 53,922       $ 46,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Property and equipment

   $ 2,831       $ 2,383   

Inventory costing method

     497         256   

Intangibles

     34,286         30,495   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

   $ 37,614       $ 33,134   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred taxes

   $ 16,308       $ 12,960   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Tax Benefits Recorded as a Benefit to Effective Tax Rate
Tax Uncertainties (in thousands)       

Balance at September 30, 2014

   $ 900   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     124   

Reductions due to final settlement of uncertain tax matter

     (1,024
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015

   $ —