Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net Income $ 100,711,000 $ 90,002,000 $ 83,984,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 37,503,000 36,408,000 37,169,000
Provision for deferred income taxes 784,000 2,075,000 434,000
Stock based compensation expense 7,555,000 7,538,000 5,800,000
Loss on sales/impairment of assets, net 405,000 123,000 2,942,000
Excess tax benefits from share-based payments (2,367,000) (1,185,000) (186,000)
Provision for bad debts 8,879,000 8,641,000 9,638,000
Other, net (762,000) (844,000) 126,000
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Trade accounts receivables and other accounts receivables (10,663,000) (13,977,000) (10,427,000)
Financed receivables (1,855,000) (1,097,000) 534,000
Materials and supplies 837,000 (1,391,000) 1,040,000
Other current assets 5,457,000 (8,197,000) (2,164,000)
Other non-current assets 1,894,000 (1,473,000) (1,407,000)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 5,695,000 11,273,000 (9,898,000)
Unearned revenue (59,000) (2,516,000) (2,939,000)
Accrued insurance 3,487,000 4,398,000 2,589,000
Accrued pension (4,900,000) (5,176,000) (5,000,000)
Long-term accrued liabilities 2,046,000 (549,000) (1,389,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities 154,647,000 124,053,000 110,846,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Cash used for acquisitions of companies, net of cash acquired (11,410,000) (34,764,000) (10,966,000)
Purchase of equipment and property (18,652,000) (13,036,000) (15,740,000)
Cash from sales of franchises 149,000 148,000 56,000
Proceeds from sales of assets 759,000 7,000 88,000
Net cash used in investing activities (29,154,000) (47,645,000) (26,562,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Payments on line of credit borrowings (26,000,000) (4,000,000) (35,000,000)
Cash paid for common stock purchased (30,215,000) (29,692,000) (29,108,000)
Dividends paid (41,110,000) (35,521,000) (27,853,000)
Book overdrafts in bank accounts (4,500,000) 2,500,000 2,000,000
Proceeds received upon exercise of stock options 69,000 255,000 493,000
Principal payments on capital lease obligations (38,000) (224,000) (471,000)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payments 2,367,000 1,185,000 186,000
Net cash used in financing activities (99,427,000) (65,497,000) (89,753,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (704,000) 498,000 1,257,000
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 25,362,000 11,409,000 (4,212,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 20,913,000 9,504,000 13,716,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 46,275,000 20,913,000 9,504,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information      
Cash paid for interest 123,000 248,000 1,031,000
Cash paid for income taxes, net 51,983,000 60,101,000 46,431,000
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Items      
Non-cash (increases) decreases in the minimum pension liability (24,500,000) (1,900,000) (23,000)
Non-cash acquisition of assets in business combinations   $ 8,000,000 $ 2,600,000