Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Consolidated Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
Consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
U.S. operations
 
$
88,561

 
$
73,625

 
$
68,412

Foreign operations
 
42,865

 
60,282

 
69,268

Income before income tax
 
$
131,426

 
$
133,907

 
$
137,680

Components of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
14,953

 
$
14,365

 
$
16,384

State and local
 
1,999

 
876

 
1,995

Non-U.S.
 
14,178

 
12,448

 
19,508

 
 
31,130

 
27,689

 
37,887

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
11,363

 
5,806

 
407

State and local
 
(120
)
 
690

 
229

Non-U.S.
 
(4,550
)
 
(137
)
 
(4,322
)
 
 
6,693

 
6,359

 
(3,686
)
Income tax expense
 
$
37,823

 
$
34,048

 
$
34,201

Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Rate
The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective rate reported in the financial statements:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
(percent of income)
Provision for federal income taxes at the statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit
 
1.5

 
1.7

 
1.5

Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates
 
(3.7
)
 
(5.4
)
 
(6.5
)
Foreign tax credits
 
(0.5
)
 

 
(1.8
)
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits
 
(1.9
)
 
(4.3
)
 
(3.5
)
Research credits
 
(2.1
)
 
(1.7
)
 
(0.6
)
Other
 
0.5

 
0.1

 
0.7

Actual provision for income taxes
 
28.8
 %
 
25.4
 %
 
24.8
 %
Significant Components of Deferred Taxes
Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Non-deductible accruals and allowances
 
$
37,986

 
$
31,139

Capitalized inventory costs
 
22,589

 
25,294

Stock compensation
 
6,329

 
6,633

Net operating loss carryforwards
 
9,683

 
6,198

Depreciation and amortization
 
2,413

 
1,568

Tax credits
 
198

 
10,398

Other
 
1,055

 
755

Gross deferred tax assets
 
80,253

 
81,985

Valuation allowance
 
(8,633
)
 
(6,935
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
71,620

 
75,050

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
(20,243
)
 
(16,802
)
Foreign currency loss
 
(2,540
)
 
(2,313
)
Other
 
(810
)
 
(587
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
(23,593
)
 
(19,702
)
Total net deferred taxes
 
$
48,027

 
$
55,348

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
12,431

 
$
14,316

 
$
18,694

Increases related to prior year tax positions
 
252

 
3,208

 
43

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
 
(332
)
 
(19
)
 
(141
)
Increases related to current year tax positions
 
4,281

 
2,049

 
1,388

Settlements
 
(84
)
 
(1,817
)
 
(649
)
Expiration of statute of limitations
 
(1,909
)
 
(5,306
)
 
(5,019
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
14,639

 
$
12,431

 
$
14,316