Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income tax provision

The Company’s income tax provision consisted of the following:

 

For the years ended December 31,   2018   2017   2016
(in thousands)                        
Current:                        
Federal   $ 49,911     $ 76,178     $ 69,102  
State     13,602       13,406       12,949  
Foreign     7,929       7,158       14,464  
Total current tax     71,442       96,742       96,515  
Deferred:                        
Federal     6,091       17,249       (5,991 )
State     1,957       1,610       2,892  
Foreign     (420 )     (223 )     (149 )
Total deferred tax     7,628       18,636       (3,248 )
Total income tax provision   $ 79,070     $ 115,378     $ 93,267  
Schedule of primary factors causing income tax expense to be different than the federal statutory rate

The primary factors causing income tax expense to be different than the federal statutory rate for 2018, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

 

For the years ended December 31,   2018   2017   2016
(in thousands)                        
Income tax at statutory rate   $ 65,254     $ 103,075     $ 91,222  
State income tax expense (net of federal benefit)     12,984       9,979       8,876  
Foreign tax expense/(benefit)     1,186       (1,613 )     9,857  
Foreign tax     (234 )     (221 )     (19,155 )
Repatriation tax under TCJA     1,233       7,956       —    
Other     (1,353 )     (3,798 )     2,467  
Total income tax provision   $ 79,070     $ 115,378     $ 93,267  
Schedule of significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

December 31,   2018   2017
(in thousands)                
Deferred tax assets:                
Termite accrual   $ 812     $ 1,241  
Insurance and contingencies     18,136       18,374  
Unearned revenues     11,091       11,152  
Compensation and benefits     11,238       11,157  
State and foreign operating loss carryforwards     5,346       7,035  
Bad debt reserve     3,687       3,203  
Foreign tax credit     6,664       7,842  
Other     2,060       1,861  
Valuation allowance     (76 )     (24 )
Total deferred tax assets     58,958       61,841  
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Depreciation and amortization     (21,237 )     (18,453 )
Net Pension liability     (1,340 )     (3,709 )
Intangibles and other     (29,467 )     (21,259 )
Total deferred tax liabilities     (52,043 )     (43,421 )
Net deferred tax assets     6,915       18,420  
Schedule of valuation allowance

Analysis of the valuation allowance:

 

December 31,   2018   2017
(in thousands)                
Valuation allowance at beginning of year   $ 24     $ 6,507  
Change in valuation allowance     52       (6,483 )
Valuation allowance at end of year   $ 76     $ 24  
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

December 31,   2018   2017
(in thousands)                
Balance at Beginning of Year   $ 3,148     $ 2,554  
Additions/(reductions) for tax positions of prior years     (594 )     594  
Balance at End of Year   $ 2,554     $ 3,148