Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
U.S. operations
 
$
167,380

 
$
173,798

 
$
173,966

Foreign operations
 
99,354

 
83,100

 
73,353

Income before income tax
 
$
266,734

 
$
256,898

 
$
247,319

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,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
87,386

 
$
53,840

 
$
61,211

State and local
 
443

 
6,370

 
6,520

Non-U.S.
 
28,708

 
18,708

 
21,014

 
 
116,537

 
78,918

 
88,745

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
47,087

 
(12,921
)
 
(8,883
)
State and local
 
4,990

 
(2,166
)
 
(906
)
Non-U.S.
 
(14,195
)
 
(5,372
)
 
(11,488
)
 
 
37,882

 
(20,459
)
 
(21,277
)
Income tax expense
 
$
154,419

 
$
58,459

 
$
67,468

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,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(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
 
0.4

 
1.5

 
2.2

Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates
 
(7.8
)
 
(5.8
)
 
(3.9
)
Foreign tax credits
 
(0.1
)
 
(3.0
)
 
(1.7
)
Foreign deferred tax asset
 
(3.0
)
 
(2.5
)
 

Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits
 

 

 
(0.8
)
Research credits
 
(0.7
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.9
)
Reduction of valuation allowance
 

 

 
(2.7
)
Excess tax benefits from stock plans
 
(2.3
)
 
(2.1
)
 

Other
 
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.1

Actual provision for income taxes, pre-TCJA
 
22.0

 
22.8

 
27.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effects of the TCJA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reduction of U.S. federal corporate tax rate
 
5.6

 

 

Transition tax on foreign earnings
 
18.7

 

 

Deferred tax liability associated with future repatriations
 
8.9

 

 

Foreign tax credits
 
2.7

 

 

Provision for income taxes related to the TCJA
 
35.9

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual provision for income taxes
 
57.9
 %
 
22.8
 %
 
27.3
 %
Significant Components of Deferred Taxes
Significant components of the Company's deferred taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Accruals and allowances
 
$
37,971

 
$
51,724

Capitalized inventory costs
 
21,625

 
39,661

Stock compensation
 
3,867

 
6,476

Net operating loss carryforwards
 
20,085

 
3,637

Depreciation and amortization
 
25,020

 
19,313

Tax credits
 
31

 
443

Foreign currency gain
 
5,657

 

Other
 
276

 
263

Gross deferred tax assets
 
114,532

 
121,517

Valuation allowance
 
(16,428
)
 
(1,323
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
98,104

 
120,194

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
(15,395
)
 
(25,703
)
Prepaid expenses
 
(2,383
)
 

Deferred tax liability associated with future repatriations
 
(23,690
)
 

Foreign currency loss
 

 
(667
)
Other
 

 
(1,477
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
(41,468
)
 
(27,847
)
Total net deferred taxes
 
$
56,636

 
$
92,347

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,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
9,998

 
$
11,187

 
$
6,630

Increases related to prior year tax positions
 
858

 
2,514

 
365

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
 
(2,895
)
 
(5,119
)
 
(2,019
)
Increases related to current year tax positions
 
2,714

 
1,599

 
6,564

Expiration of statute of limitations
 
(163
)
 
(183
)
 
(353
)
Balance at end of year
 
$
10,512

 
$
9,998

 
$
11,187