INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
INCOME TAXES |
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Company's income tax provision |
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
(in thousands) |
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Current: |
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Federal |
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$ |
87,888 |
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$ |
67,861 |
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$ |
43,593 |
State |
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24,131 |
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18,381 |
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15,337 |
Foreign |
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10,480 |
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8,869 |
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6,111 |
Total current tax |
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122,499 |
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95,111 |
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65,041 |
Deferred: |
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Federal |
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(34) |
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(2,076) |
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(5,217) |
State |
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1,795 |
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312 |
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(1,518) |
Foreign |
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(109) |
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549 |
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(493) |
Total deferred tax |
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1,652 |
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(1,215) |
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(7,228) |
Total income tax provision |
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$ |
124,151 |
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$ |
93,896 |
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$ |
57,813 |
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Primary factors causing income tax expense to be different than the federal statutory rate |
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
(in thousands) |
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Income tax at statutory rate |
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$ |
99,716 |
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$ |
74,491 |
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$ |
54,845 |
State income tax expense (net of federal benefit) |
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19,135 |
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14,393 |
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10,182 |
Foreign tax expense |
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2,837 |
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2,341 |
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|
933 |
Foreign tax credit |
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(273) |
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(240) |
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(242) |
Repatriation tax under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 |
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— |
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— |
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(844) |
Pension settlement |
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— |
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— |
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(10,537) |
Executive compensation |
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2,786 |
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5,557 |
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2,445 |
Restricted stock adjustments |
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(3,468) |
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(3,927) |
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(2,973) |
Other |
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3,418 |
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1,281 |
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|
4,004 |
Total income tax provision |
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$ |
124,151 |
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$ |
93,896 |
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$ |
57,813 |
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Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities |
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December 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
(in thousands) |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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Insurance and contingencies |
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$ |
18,258 |
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$ |
19,531 |
Unearned revenues |
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12,051 |
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11,825 |
Compensation and benefits |
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13,546 |
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12,304 |
State and foreign operating loss carryforwards |
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1,234 |
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2,768 |
Bad debt reserve |
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3,873 |
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4,214 |
Foreign tax credit |
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4,775 |
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3,804 |
Termite accrual |
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642 |
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721 |
Net pension liability |
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195 |
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— |
Other |
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3,371 |
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2,519 |
Valuation allowance |
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(192) |
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(144) |
Total deferred tax assets |
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57,753 |
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57,542 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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(24,261) |
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(25,730) |
Net pension liability |
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— |
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(727) |
Intangibles and other |
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(43,799) |
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(39,475) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
(68,060) |
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$ |
(65,932) |
Net deferred taxes |
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Deferred tax assets |
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$ |
2,948 |
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$ |
2,222 |
Deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
(13,255) |
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$ |
(10,612) |
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Analysis of the valuation allowance |
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December 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
(in thousands) |
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Valuation allowance at beginning of year |
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$ |
144 |
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$ |
83 |
Increase in valuation allowance |
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48 |
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61 |
Valuation allowance at end of year |
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$ |
192 |
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$ |
144 |
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Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits |
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December 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
(in thousands) |
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Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year |
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$ |
844 |
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$ |
844 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |
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174 |
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— |
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year |
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$ |
1,018 |
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$ |
844 |
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