INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
(in thousands) |
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Current: |
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Federal |
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$ |
92,793 |
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$ |
87,888 |
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$ |
67,861 |
State |
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26,786 |
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24,131 |
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18,381 |
Foreign |
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9,144 |
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10,480 |
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8,869 |
Total current tax |
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128,723 |
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122,499 |
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95,111 |
Deferred: |
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Federal |
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(333) |
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1,735 |
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(12) |
State |
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2,011 |
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1,795 |
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312 |
Foreign |
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(83) |
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(109) |
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549 |
Total deferred tax |
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1,595 |
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3,421 |
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849 |
Total income tax provision |
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$ |
130,318 |
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$ |
125,920 |
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$ |
95,960 |
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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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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
(in thousands) |
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Income tax at statutory rate |
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$ |
104,773 |
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$ |
101,485 |
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$ |
76,555 |
State income tax expense (net of federal benefit) |
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20,560 |
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19,135 |
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14,393 |
Foreign tax expense |
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1,907 |
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2,837 |
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2,341 |
Foreign tax credit |
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(292) |
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(273) |
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(240) |
Executive compensation |
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2,281 |
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2,786 |
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5,557 |
Restricted stock adjustments |
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(1,422) |
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(3,468) |
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(3,927) |
Other |
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2,511 |
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3,418 |
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1,281 |
Total income tax provision |
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$ |
130,318 |
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$ |
125,920 |
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$ |
95,960 |
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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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2022 |
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2021 |
(in thousands) |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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Insurance and contingencies |
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$ |
21,695 |
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$ |
18,258 |
Unearned revenues |
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12,930 |
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12,051 |
Compensation and benefits |
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14,528 |
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13,546 |
State and foreign operating loss carryforwards |
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— |
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1,234 |
Bad debt reserve |
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4,301 |
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3,873 |
Foreign tax credit |
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3,562 |
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4,775 |
Termite accrual |
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813 |
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642 |
Net pension liability |
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169 |
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195 |
Other |
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1,648 |
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3,371 |
Valuation allowance |
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— |
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(192) |
Total deferred tax assets |
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59,646 |
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57,753 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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(22,663) |
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(24,261) |
Intangibles and other |
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(59,346) |
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(55,300) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
(82,009) |
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$ |
(79,561) |
Net deferred taxes |
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Deferred tax assets |
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$ |
1,792 |
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$ |
2,948 |
Deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
(24,154) |
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$ |
(24,757) |
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Analysis of the valuation allowance |
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December 31, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
(in thousands) |
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Valuation allowance at beginning of year |
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$ |
192 |
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$ |
144 |
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance |
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(192) |
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48 |
Valuation allowance at end of year |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
192 |
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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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2022 |
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2021 |
(in thousands) |
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Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year |
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$ |
1,018 |
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$ |
844 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |
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376 |
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174 |
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year |
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$ |
1,394 |
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$ |
1,018 |
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