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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The amounts provided for income taxes are as follows:

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. Federal
$
40,542

 
$
8,809

 
$
20,808

State
13,886

 
2,416

 
3,521

 
$
54,428

 
$
11,225

 
$
24,329

Deferred:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. Federal
$
(9,943
)
 
$
16,484

 
$
(372
)
State
(3,252
)
 
5,456

 
(285
)
 
(13,195
)
 
21,940

 
(657
)
Total
$
41,233

 
$
33,165

 
$
23,672

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of temporary differences which give rise to a significant portion of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Employee benefit accruals
$
16,201

 
$
11,678

Impairment of investments
4,332

 

Impact of timing of settlement payments
39,840

 
33,485

Various U.S. state tax loss carryforwards
6,713

 
8,339

Other

 

 
67,086

 
53,502

Less: Valuation allowance
(3,900
)
 
(4,933
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
63,186

 
$
48,569

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 Excess of tax basis over book-basis non-consolidated entities
$
(7,292
)
 
$
(6,190
)
Book/tax differences on fixed and Intangible assets
(52,598
)
 
(52,972
)
Capitalized interest expense
(4,080
)
 

Book/tax differences on inventory
(16,891
)
 
(20,062
)
Book/tax differences on long-term investments
(29,701
)
 
(32,756
)
Impact of accounting on convertible debt
(30,494
)
 
(31,033
)
Other
(1,559
)
 
(1,460
)
 
$
(142,615
)
 
$
(144,473
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(79,429
)
 
$
(95,904
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Differences between the amounts provided for income taxes and amounts computed at the federal statutory tax rate are summarized as follows:

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Income before income taxes
$
107,705

 
$
82,279

 
$
60,720

Federal income tax expense at statutory rate
37,697

 
28,798

 
21,252

Increases (decreases) resulting from:
 
 
 

 
 

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefits
6,862

 
4,804

 
2,050

Impact of non-controlling interest
(2,516
)
 
(4,290
)
 
88

Non-deductible expenses
2,941

 
2,581

 
2,698

Impact of domestic production deduction
(3,436
)
 
(248
)
 
(1,889
)
Tax credits
(265
)
 
(275
)
 
(433
)
Other
152

 

 

Inclusion of tax liabilities from unincorporated entities
831

 
1,374

 

Changes in valuation allowance, net of equity and tax audit adjustments
(1,033
)
 
421

 
(94
)
Income tax expense
$
41,233

 
$
33,165

 
$
23,672


Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
The following table summarizes the activity related to the unrecognized tax benefits:

Balance at January 1, 2013
$
6,269

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years
179

Settlements
(250
)
Expirations of the statute of limitations
(3,076
)
Balance at December 31, 2013
3,122

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years
318

Settlements
(442
)
Expirations of the statute of limitations
(1,254
)
Balance at December 31, 2014
1,744

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years
265

Settlements
(132
)
Expirations of the statute of limitations
(354
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
1,523