Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
U.S. operations
 
$
118,743

 
$
88,561

 
$
73,625

Foreign operations
 
79,778

 
42,865

 
60,282

Income before income tax
 
$
198,521

 
$
131,426

 
$
133,907

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,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
42,790

 
$
14,953

 
$
14,365

State and local
 
3,175

 
1,999

 
876

Non-U.S.
 
20,679

 
14,178

 
12,448

 
 
66,644

 
31,130

 
27,689

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(5,147
)
 
11,363

 
5,806

State and local
 
(739
)
 
(120
)
 
690

Non-U.S.
 
(4,096
)
 
(4,550
)
 
(137
)
 
 
(9,982
)
 
6,693

 
6,359

Income tax expense
 
$
56,662

 
$
37,823

 
$
34,048

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,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(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

 
1.5

 
1.7

Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates
 
(3.4
)
 
(3.7
)
 
(5.4
)
Foreign tax credits
 

 
(0.5
)
 

Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits
 
(3.2
)
 
(1.9
)
 
(4.3
)
Research credits
 
(0.9
)
 
(2.1
)
 
(1.7
)
Other
 
(0.5
)
 
0.5

 
0.1

Actual provision for income taxes
 
28.5
 %
 
28.8
 %
 
25.4
 %
Significant Components of Deferred Taxes
Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Non-deductible accruals and allowances
 
$
44,678

 
$
37,986

Capitalized inventory costs
 
25,962

 
22,589

Stock compensation
 
6,488

 
6,329

Net operating loss carryforwards
 
6,660

 
9,683

Depreciation and amortization
 
1,947

 
2,413

Tax credits
 
5,496

 
198

Other
 
578

 
1,055

Gross deferred tax assets
 
91,809

 
80,253

Valuation allowance
 
(6,008
)
 
(8,633
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
85,801

 
71,620

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
(25,579
)
 
(20,243
)
Foreign currency loss
 
(3,055
)
 
(2,540
)
Other
 
(814
)
 
(810
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
(29,448
)
 
(23,593
)
Total net deferred taxes
 
$
56,353

 
$
48,027

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,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
14,639

 
$
12,431

 
$
14,316

Increases related to prior year tax positions
 
821

 
252

 
3,208

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
 
(7,623
)
 
(332
)
 
(19
)
Increases related to current year tax positions
 
2,473

 
4,281

 
2,049

Settlements
 
(3,121
)
 
(84
)
 
(1,817
)
Expiration of statute of limitations
 
(559
)
 
(1,909
)
 
(5,306
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
6,630

 
$
14,639

 
$
12,431