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	$	—