Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
U.S. operations
 
$
173,966

 
$
118,743

 
$
88,561

Foreign operations
 
73,353

 
79,778

 
42,865

Income before income tax
 
$
247,319

 
$
198,521

 
$
131,426

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,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
61,211

 
$
42,790

 
$
14,953

State and local
 
6,520

 
3,175

 
1,999

Non-U.S.
 
21,014

 
20,679

 
14,178

 
 
88,745

 
66,644

 
31,130

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(8,883
)
 
(5,147
)
 
11,363

State and local
 
(906
)
 
(739
)
 
(120
)
Non-U.S.
 
(11,488
)
 
(4,096
)
 
(4,550
)
 
 
(21,277
)
 
(9,982
)
 
6,693

Income tax expense
 
$
67,468

 
$
56,662

 
$
37,823

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,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
(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
 
2.2

 
1.5

 
1.5

Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates
 
(3.9
)
 
(3.4
)
 
(3.7
)
Foreign tax credits
 
(1.7
)
 

 
(0.5
)
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefits
 
(0.8
)
 
(3.2
)
 
(1.9
)
Research credits
 
(0.9
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(2.1
)
Reduction of valuation allowance
 
(2.7
)
 

 

Other
 
0.1

 
(0.5
)
 
0.5

Actual provision for income taxes
 
27.3
 %
 
28.5
 %
 
28.8
 %
Significant Components of Deferred Taxes
Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Accruals and allowances
 
$
47,290

 
$
44,678

Capitalized inventory costs
 
27,669

 
25,962

Stock compensation
 
6,585

 
6,488

Net operating loss carryforwards
 
2,971

 
6,660

Depreciation and amortization
 
14,288

 
1,947

Tax credits
 
5,805

 
5,496

Other
 
400

 
578

Gross deferred tax assets
 
105,008

 
91,809

Valuation allowance
 
(258
)
 
(6,008
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
104,750

 
85,801

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
(26,608
)
 
(25,579
)
Foreign currency loss
 
(1,477
)
 
(3,055
)
Other
 
(713
)
 
(814
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
(28,798
)
 
(29,448
)
Total net deferred taxes
 
$
75,952

 
$
56,353

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,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
6,630

 
$
14,639

 
$
12,431

Increases related to prior year tax positions
 
365

 
821

 
252

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
 
(2,019
)
 
(7,623
)
 
(332
)
Increases related to current year tax positions
 
6,564

 
2,473

 
4,281

Settlements
 

 
(3,121
)
 
(84
)
Expiration of statute of limitations
 
(353
)
 
(559
)
 
(1,909
)
Balance at end of year
 
$
11,187

 
$
6,630

 
$
14,639