Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Details of Earnings Before Income Taxes

Details of earnings before income taxes are as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	47,407	$	39,447	$	41,022
Foreign	2,437		1,705		3,890
Total	$	49,844	$	41,152	$	44,912

Schedule of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:

	2016			2015			2014
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	14,435		$	15,324		$	14,362
State	1,275			2,227			1,086
Foreign	1,129			686			1,120
Deferred:
Federal	922			(2,568		)	(1,323		)
State	151			(353		)	208
Foreign	(363		)	(102		)	(219		)
Total	$	17,549		$	15,214		$	15,234

Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income tax from operations differs from the amount that would be provided by applying the statutory U.S. corporate income tax rate in each year due to the following items:

	2016			2015			2014
	(In thousands)
Provision at statutory rate	$	17,445		$	14,403		$	15,720
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	923			1,242			841
Foreign - tax rate differential and other	(87		)	(13		)	(454		)
Domestic production activities deduction	(560		)	(521		)	(675		)
Other	(172		)	103			(198		)
Actual provision	$	17,549		$	15,214		$	15,234

Components of Deferred Income Taxes

The components of deferred income taxes as of December 31 are as follows:

	2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Reserve for receivables and inventories	$	2,931		$	2,979
Accrued compensation	1,131			1,180
Payables	1,107			1,237
Non-pension postretirement benefits	2,344			2,337
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	968			1,193
Accrued pension benefits	413			1,398
Accrued employee benefits	4,103			3,969
Other	487			856
Total deferred tax assets	13,484			15,149
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	5,126			4,652
Amortization	8,992			9,850
Prepaids	567			—
Total deferred tax liabilities	14,685			14,502
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	(1,201	)	$	647

Schedule of Changes in Gross Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in the Company's gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, were as follows:

	2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	533		$	846
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during the prior period	88			22
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during the current period	247			166
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities	—			(347		)
Reductions to unrecognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations	(54		)	(154		)
Balance at end of year	$	814		$	533