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2341301 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
income before provision for income taxes and equity in losses of investee consist of the following (in thousands):
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Domestic
$
118,871

 
$
87,803

 
$
94,784

Foreign
123,695

 
98,298

 
95,585

Net income before provision for income taxes and equity in losses of investee
$
242,566

 
$
186,101

 
$
190,369

 
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Federal
 
 
 
 
 
Current
$
40,235

 
$
28,596

 
$
1,569

Deferred
24,794

 
6,679

 
37,570

 
65,029

 
35,275

 
39,139

State
 
 
 
 
 
Current
2,603

 
3,271

 
2,162

Deferred
2,636

 
(703
)
 
971

 
5,239

 
2,568

 
3,133

Foreign
 
 
 
 
 
Current
8,964

 
4,305

 
1,596

Deferred
(28,032
)
 
(67
)
 
669

 
(19,068
)
 
4,238

 
2,265

Provision for income taxes
$
51,200

 
$
42,081

 
$
44,537

 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The differences between income taxes using the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and our effective tax rate are as follows: 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
2.1

 
1.5

 
1.6

Impact of differences in foreign tax rates
(6.3
)
 
(16.2
)
 
(16.4
)
Valuation allowance release for Israel
(12.9
)
 

 

Stock-based compensation
1.2

 
1.6

 
1.0

Other items not individually material
2.0

 
0.7

 
2.2

 
21.1
 %
 
22.6
 %
 
23.4
 %
 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards
$
25,445

 
$
31,247

Reserves and accruals
22,954

 
17,455

Stock-based compensation
16,399

 
16,523

Deferred revenue
13,975

 
24,432

Net translation losses
1,634

 
649

Credit carryforwards
679

 
1,932

 
81,086

 
92,238

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
12,034

 
8,555

Prepaid expenses
969

 
601

 
13,003

 
9,156

Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
68,083

 
83,082

Valuation allowance
(256
)
 
(31,685
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
67,827

 
$
51,397

 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Rollforward
The changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which exclude interest and penalties, for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2013
$
26,668

Tax positions related to current year:
 
Additions for uncertain tax positions
6,659

Tax positions related to prior year:
 
Reductions for uncertain tax positions
(260
)
Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2014
33,067

Tax positions related to current year:
 
Additions for uncertain tax positions
6,346

Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2015
39,413

Tax positions related to current year:
 
Additions for uncertain tax positions
6,971

Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2016
$
46,384