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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Income Tax Expense | Following is a summary of the Company’s income tax expense:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current Income Tax Expense: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 103,993 |  |  | $ | 32,999 |  |  | $ | 41,946 |
State | 10,308 |  |  | 5,442 |  |  | 8,682 |
| 114,301 |  |  | 38,441 |  |  | 50,628 |
Deferred Income Tax (Benefit) Expense: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | (33,470 | ) |  | 35,413 |  |  | (3,314 | )
State | (1,692 | ) |  | 3,557 |  |  | (3,843 | )
| (35,162 | ) |  | 38,970 |  |  | (7,157 | )
| $ | 79,139 |  |  | $ | 77,411 |  |  | $ | 43,471 |
Components of Deferred Income Tax Liabilities and Assets | Significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
| December 31,
(In Thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015
Deferred Tax Liabilities: |  |  |
Lease Merchandise and Property, Plant and Equipment | $ | 185,891 |  |  | $ | 228,174 |
Goodwill and Other Intangibles | 52,135 |  |  | 47,421 |
Investment in Partnership | 96,291 |  |  | 88,913 |
Other, Net | 1,619 |  |  | 2,062 |
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities | 335,936 |  |  | 366,570 |
Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |
Accrued Liabilities | 33,243 |  |  | 29,192 |
Advance Payments | 13,087 |  |  | 15,713 |
Other, Net | 20,277 |  |  | 14,936 |
Total Deferred Tax Assets | 66,607 |  |  | 59,841 |
Less Valuation Allowance | (875 | ) |  | (752 | )
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities | $ | 270,204 |  |  | $ | 307,481 |
Effective Tax Rate Differs from Statutory United States Federal Income Tax Rate | The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory United States Federal income tax rate as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Statutory Rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
Increases (Decreases) in United States Federal Taxes |  |  |  |  |
Resulting From: |  |  |  |  |
State Income Taxes, Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit | 2.6 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 2.6 |
Federal Tax Credits | (1.1 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (1.8 | )
Other, Net | (0.3 | ) |  | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.1 | )
Effective Tax Rate | 36.2 | % |  | 36.3 | % |  | 35.7 | %
Summary of Activity Related to Uncertain Tax Positions | The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s uncertain tax positions:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In Thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance at January 1, | $ | 3,561 |  |  | $ | 2,644 |  |  | $ | 1,960 |
Additions Based on Tax Positions Related to the Current Year | 258 |  |  | 331 |  |  | 311 |
Additions for Tax Positions of Prior Years | 293 |  |  | 1,176 |  |  | 928 |
Prior Year Reductions | (776 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (370 | )
Statute Expirations | (609 | ) |  | (589 | ) |  | (94 | )
Settlements | (133 | ) |  | — |  |  | (91 | )
Balance at December 31, | $ | 2,594 |  |  | $ | 3,561 |  |  | $ | 2,644 |

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