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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009


	2011		2010		2009
Domestic	$	545,527		409,068		296,227
Foreign		29,554		21,572		1,263

	$	575,081		430,640		297,490

Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

		$000,000		$000,000			$000,000
2011 :	Current		Deferred			Total
Federal	$	164,125		17,343			181,468
State		28,669		(244	)		28,425
Foreign		8,683		(1,424	)		7,259

	$	201,477		15,675			217,152

		$000,000		$000,000			$000,000
2010 :	Current		Deferred			Total
Federal	$	136,247		(936	)		135,311
State		22,914		(492	)		22,422
Foreign		4,448		3,103			7,551

	$	163,609		1,675			165,284

		$000,000		$000,000			$000,000
2009 :	Current		Deferred			Total
Federal	$	93,469		4,855			98,324
State		13,733		698			14,431
Foreign		1,210		(832	)		378

	$	108,412		4,721			113,133

Difference In Income Tax Expense And Expected Expense


	2011			2010			2009
Federal income tax expense at the 'expected' rate of 35%	$	201,278			150,724			104,122
Increase (decrease) attributed to:
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		18,210			14,259			9,650
State tax matters		737			1,238			785
Other, net		(3,073	)		(937	)		(1,424	)

Total income tax expense	$	217,152			165,284			113,133

Summary Of Temporary Differences That Give Rise To Deferred Income Tax Assets And Liabilities


	2011			2010
Deferred income tax asset (liability):
Inventory costing and valuation methods	$	4,643			4,689
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable		2,202			1,836
Insurance claims payable		10,807			9,486
Promotions payable		797			456
Accrued legal reserves		39			2,458
Stock based compensation		5,853			5,218
Federal and state benefit of uncertain tax positions		1,632			1,253
Other, net		920			379

Total deferred income tax assets		26,893			25,775

Fixed assets		(48,329	)		(31,464	)

Total deferred income tax liabilities		(48,329	)		(31,464	)

Net deferred income tax asset (liability)	$	(21,436	)		(5,689	)

Reconciliation Of The Beginning And Ending Amount Of Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits


	2011			2010
Balance at January 1,	$	3,617			1,605
Increase related to prior year tax positions		578			1,666
Decrease related to prior year tax positions		(65	)		(111	)
Increase related to current year tax positions		523			457
Decrease related to statute of limitation lapses		0			0
Settlements		0			0

Balance at December 31,	$	4,653			3,617

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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