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) |
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Current: |
|
|
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Federal |
|
$ |
49,911 |
|
|
$ |
76,178 |
|
|
$ |
69,102 |
|
State |
|
|
13,602 |
|
|
|
13,406 |
|
|
|
12,949 |
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Foreign |
|
|
7,929 |
|
|
|
7,158 |
|
|
|
14,464 |
|
Total current tax |
|
|
71,442 |
|
|
|
96,742 |
|
|
|
96,515 |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 |
|
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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) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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