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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Components of Income before Income Taxes and Details of Provision for Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes and the details of the provision for income taxes were as follows for the years ended December 31:

 

     2016     2015     2014  
     (In thousands)  

Income before income taxes:

      

Domestic

   $ 397,215      $ 502,292      $ 495,516   

Foreign

     295,888        304,088        309,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 693,103      $ 806,380      $ 804,832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes:

      

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 116,898      $ 130,996      $ 128,635   

Foreign

     63,170        66,691        60,606   

State

     6,509        11,376        12,461   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current

     186,577        209,063        201,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

      

Federal

     5,273        1,711        19,870   

Foreign

     (8,434     (3,611     1,552   

State

     (2,471     8,358        (2,752
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred

     (5,632     6,458        18,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total provision

   $ 180,945      $ 215,521      $ 220,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Components of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability

Significant components of the deferred tax (asset) liability were as follows at December 31:

 

     2016     2015  
     (In thousands)  

Current deferred tax (asset) liability:

    

Reserves not currently deductible

   $ (39,509   $ (37,771

Share-based compensation

     (7,022     (7,218

Net operating loss carryforwards

     (2,072     (368

Other

     (1,041     353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (49,644     (45,004

Portion included in other current liabilities

     (360     (1,720
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross current deferred tax asset

     (50,004     (46,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax (asset) liability:

    

Differences in basis of property and accelerated depreciation

     54,243        57,581   

Reserves not currently deductible

     (28,808     (28,809

Pensions

     8,714        6,736   

Differences in basis of intangible assets and accelerated amortization

     603,577        597,266   

Net operating loss carryforwards

     (8,399     (5,722

Share-based compensation

     (13,707     (11,607

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

     (3,441       

Other

     3,477        1,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     615,656        616,856   

Less: Valuation allowance

     2,046        2,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     617,702        619,696   

Portion included in noncurrent assets

     4,074        4,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross noncurrent deferred tax liability

     621,776        624,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ 571,772      $ 577,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Federal Statutory Rate

The Company’s effective tax rate reconciles to the U.S. Federal statutory rate as follows for the years ended December 31:

 

     2016     2015     2014  

U.S. Federal statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

     0.4        1.2        0.9   

Foreign operations, net

     (7.1     (6.8     (6.1

U.S. Manufacturing deduction and credits

     (2.6     (2.4     (2.2

Other

     0.4        (0.3     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated effective tax rate

     26.1     26.7     27.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions

The following is a reconciliation of the liability for uncertain tax positions at December 31:

 

     2016     2015     2014  
     (In millions)  

Balance at the beginning of the year

   $ 63.8     $ 71.7     $ 55.2  

Additions for tax positions related to the current year

     5.5       8.8       10.7  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     1.5       1.3       16.8  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (3.6     (7.1     (1.7

Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities

     (3.4     (8.3     (0.4

Reductions due to statute expirations

     (5.9     (2.6     (8.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the year

   $ 57.9     $ 63.8     $ 71.7