INCOME TAX (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

U.S. and Foreign Components of Income before Income Taxes

The U.S. and International components of income before income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

In thousands
	2011		2010		2009
United States	$	307,909	$	273,891	$	229,343
International		64,415		57,962		48,345
Total income before income taxes	$	372,324	$	331,853	$	277,688

Significant Components of Income Tax Expense

Significant components of our income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

In thousands
	2011		2010		2009
Current
United States—federal	$	99,481	$	72,733	$	60,493
United States—state and local		10,205		9,356		8,938
International		11,906		15,864		9,895
		121,592		97,953		79,326
Deferred
United States—federal		7,690		19,834		16,046
United States—state and local		2,589		3,254		2,636
International		3,110		355		3,291
		13,389		23,443		21,973
Total provision	$	134,981	$	121,396	$	101,299

Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision Computed at Federal Statutory Rate to Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the income tax provision computed at the federal statutory rate to the effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

	2011			2010			2009
Federal statutory income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Effect of:
State and local taxes, net of federal tax effect		2.2	%		2.5	%		2.7	%
Other		(0.9	)%		(0.9	)%		(1.2	)%
Effective tax rate		36.3	%		36.6	%		36.5	%

Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets

Our deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

In thousands
	2011			2010
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	$	(34,699	)	$	(22,799	)
Goodwill and intangibles		(318,624	)		(234,846	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(353,323	)		(257,645	)
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued liabilities		22,124			17,734
Other		22,296			16,987
Net operating tax loss carry forwards		18,259			29,074
Less: operating tax loss valuation allowance		(3,775	)		(11,973	)
Total deferred tax assets		58,904			51,822
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(294,419	)	$	(205,823	)

Changes in Unrecognized Tax Positions

The following table summarizes the changes in unrecognized tax positions during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

In thousands
Unrecognized tax positions, December 31, 2009	$	7,622
Gross increases—tax positions in prior period		828
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior period		(21	)
Gross increases—current period tax positions		1,863
Settlement		0
Lapse of statute of limitations		(1,160	)
Unrecognized tax positions, December 31, 2010	$	9,132
Gross increases—tax positions in prior period		242
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior period		0
Gross increases—current period tax positions		2,609
Settlement		(108	)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(1,210	)
Unrecognized tax positions, December 31, 2011	$	10,665