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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes from continuing operations consisted of the following:
 For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)202020192018
Current:   
Federal$(13,235)$6,653 $3,865 
State and local2,478 2,235 2,331 
Foreign107 (6)
Total current income tax provision (benefit)(10,650)8,882 6,197 
Deferred:   
Federal57,755 (6,346)15,588 
State and local8,902 206 1,000 
Foreign(551)175 (4)
Total deferred income tax provision (benefit)66,106 (5,965)16,584 
Provision for income taxes$55,456 $2,917 $22,781 
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
The difference between the statutory rate for federal income tax and the effective income tax rate was as follows:
 For the years ended December 31,
 202020192018
Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Effect of:
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit4.5 212.7 3.7 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation0.5 (60.4)0.7 
Nondeductible expenses0.4 118.7 1.2 
Reserve for uncertain tax positions0.7 (13.7)(0.1)
Other(0.6)12.2 (1.9)
Effective income tax rate26.5 %290.5 %24.6 %
Schedule of deferred income tax (liabilities) assets
The approximate effect of the temporary differences giving rise to deferred income tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:
 As of December 31,
(in thousands)20202019
Temporary differences: 
Property and equipment$(31,003)$(33,802)
Goodwill and other intangible assets(119,074)(100,841)
Investments, primarily gains and losses not yet recognized for tax purposes(2,989)3,176 
Accrued expenses not deductible until paid7,748 7,694 
Deferred compensation and retiree benefits not deductible until paid46,242 54,258 
Operating lease right-of-use assets(12,480)(31,039)
Operating lease liabilities12,089 32,632 
Interest limitation carryforward— 12,527 
Other temporary differences, net966 3,422 
Total temporary differences(98,501)(51,973)
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards15,532 51,308 
Valuation allowance for state deferred tax assets(2,875)(4,905)
Net deferred tax liability$(85,844)$(5,570)
Gross unrecognized tax benefit reconciliation
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)202020192018
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$576 $1,112 $1,088 
Increases in tax positions for prior years166 87 130 
Decreases in tax positions for prior years(141)(387)(33)
Increases in tax positions for current years1,661 — 182 
Decreases in tax positions for current years— (167)— 
Increases (decreases) from lapse in statute of limitations114 (69)(255)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$2,376 $576 $1,112