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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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)202120202019
Current:   
Federal$52,145 $(13,235)$6,653 
State and local9,096 2,478 2,235 
Foreign(48)107 (6)
Total current income tax provision (benefit)61,193 (10,650)8,882 
Deferred:   
Federal6,616 57,755 (6,346)
State and local3,087 8,902 206 
Foreign293 (551)175 
Total deferred income tax provision (benefit)9,996 66,106 (5,965)
Provision for income taxes$71,189 $55,456 $2,917 
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
The difference between the statutory rate for federal income tax and the effective income tax rate was as follows:
 For the years ended December 31,
 202120202019
Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Effect of:
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit5.6 4.5 212.7 
Non-deductible mark-to-market losses11.5 — — 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation(0.9)0.5 (60.4)
Nondeductible expenses0.2 0.4 118.7 
Reserve for uncertain tax positions(0.8)0.7 (13.7)
Other1.5 (0.6)12.2 
Effective income tax rate38.1 %26.5 %290.5 %
Schedule of deferred income tax (liabilities) assets
The approximate effect of the temporary differences giving rise to deferred income tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:
 As of December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Temporary differences: 
Property and equipment$(54,292)$(31,003)
Goodwill and other intangible assets(378,978)(119,074)
Investments, primarily gains and losses not yet recognized for tax purposes2,886 (2,989)
Accrued expenses not deductible until paid10,867 7,748 
Deferred compensation and retiree benefits not deductible until paid37,317 46,242 
Operating lease right-of-use assets(31,507)(12,480)
Operating lease liabilities33,174 12,089 
Interest limitation carryforward— 
Other temporary differences, net12,354 966 
Total temporary differences(368,172)(98,501)
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards23,863 15,532 
Valuation allowance for state deferred tax assets(12,468)(2,875)
Net deferred tax liability$(356,777)$(85,844)
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)202120202019
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$2,376 $576 $1,112 
Increases in tax positions for prior years22,348 166 87 
Decreases in tax positions for prior years— (141)(387)
Increases in tax positions for current years3,164 1,661 — 
Decreases in tax positions for current years— — (167)
Increases (decreases) from lapse in statute of limitations(4,234)114 (69)
Decreases due to settlements with taxing authorities(13,082)— — 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$10,572 $2,376 $576