INCOME TAXES (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
|
Schedule of income tax provision |
For the years ended December 31, |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
68,667 |
|
|
$ |
59,053 |
|
|
$ |
54,778 |
|
State |
|
|
11,335 |
|
|
|
9,936 |
|
|
|
9,259 |
|
Foreign |
|
|
7,534 |
|
|
|
4,391 |
|
|
|
3,883 |
|
Total current tax |
|
|
87,536 |
|
|
|
73,380 |
|
|
|
67,920 |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
|
1,286 |
|
|
|
6,123 |
|
|
|
(468 |
) |
State |
|
|
2,078 |
|
|
|
2,159 |
|
|
|
730 |
|
Foreign |
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
Total deferred tax |
|
|
3,493 |
|
|
|
8,440 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
Total income tax provision |
|
$ |
91,029 |
|
|
$ |
81,820 |
|
|
$ |
68,276 |
|
|
Schedule of primary factors causing income tax expense to be different than the federal statutory rate |
For the years ended December 31, |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax at statutory rate |
|
$ |
85,112 |
|
|
$ |
76,820 |
|
|
$ |
67,063 |
|
State income tax expense (net of federal benefit) |
|
|
8,377 |
|
|
|
7,429 |
|
|
|
6,498 |
|
Foreign tax benefit |
|
|
(1,729 |
) |
|
|
(1,760 |
) |
|
|
(2,661 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(731 |
) |
|
|
(669 |
) |
|
|
(2,624 |
) |
Total income tax provision |
|
$ |
91,029 |
|
|
$ |
81,820 |
|
|
$ |
68,276 |
|
|
Schedule of significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities |
December 31, |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Termite accrual |
|
$ |
1,968 |
|
|
$ |
1,887 |
|
Insurance and contingencies |
|
|
24,991 |
|
|
|
26,316 |
|
Unearned revenues |
|
|
15,026 |
|
|
|
15,086 |
|
Compensation and benefits |
|
|
15,288 |
|
|
|
15,641 |
|
State and foreign operating loss carryforwards |
|
|
10,629 |
|
|
|
10,454 |
|
Bad debt reserve |
|
|
4,779 |
|
|
|
4,520 |
|
Other |
|
|
4,133 |
|
|
|
1,217 |
|
Pension |
|
|
3,768 |
|
|
|
11,439 |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(3,969 |
) |
|
|
(3,415 |
) |
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
76,613 |
|
|
|
83,145 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(10,985 |
) |
|
|
(9,035 |
) |
Intangibles and other |
|
|
(24,963 |
) |
|
|
(23,465 |
) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
(35,948 |
) |
|
|
(32,500 |
) |
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
40,665 |
|
|
$ |
50,645 |
|
|
Schedule of valuation allowance |
December 31, |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Valuation allowance at beginning of year |
|
$ |
3,415 |
|
|
$ |
2,245 |
|
Increase in valuation allowance |
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
Valuation allowance at end of year |
|
$ |
3,969 |
|
|
$ |
3,415 |
|
|
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits |
December 31, |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Balance at Beginning of Year |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Additions for tax positions of prior years |
|
|
2,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
Settlements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at End of Year |
|
$ |
2,554 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|