INCOME TAXES: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Taxes

Schedule of domestic and foreign components of pretax income

	2015		2014		2013
Domestic	$	82,276	$	81,255	$	73,362
Foreign		10,302		10,039		11,121
	$	92,578	$	91,294	$	84,483

Schedule of components of provision of income taxes

	2015		2014		2013
Current:
Federal	$	26,259	$	25,173	$	16,192
Foreign		(596)		549		219
State		785		1,538		891
		26,448		27,260		17,302
Deferred:
Federal		(1,189)		(172)		4,286
Foreign		2,106		2,032		1,823
State		(914)		(686)		223
		3		1,174		6,332
	$	26,451	$	28,434	$	23,634

Schedule of Significant components of net deferred tax liability

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued customer promotions	$	3,907	$	3,219
Deferred compensation		23,842		28,099
Postretirement benefits		4,543		4,895
Other accrued expenses		8,324		7,660
Foreign subsidiary tax loss carry forward		9,956		12,972
Tax credit carry forward		2,319		1,530
		52,891		58,375
Valuation allowance		(2,077)		(2,478)
Total deferred tax assets	$	50,814	$	55,897
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	$	29,062	$	31,520
Deductible goodwill and trademarks		44,255		43,960
Accrued export company commissions		5,897		5,555
Employee benefit plans		2,403		3,907
Inventory reserves		3,793		3,422
Prepaid insurance		1,065		867
Unrealized capital gain		362		2,364
Deferred gain on sale of real estate		8,154		8,168
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	94,991	$	99,763
Net deferred tax liability	$	44,177	$	43,866

Schedule of reconciliation of statutory and effective income tax rate

	2015		2014		2013
U.S. statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net	1.1		1.0		1.0
Exempt municipal bond interest	(0.1)		(0.5)		(0.4)
Foreign tax rates	(1.3)		(1.5)		(2.0)
Qualified domestic production activities deduction	(2.6)		(2.8)		(2.2)
Tax credits receivable	(1.2)		(0.6)		(0.9)
Adjustment of deferred tax balances	0.2		1.9		(1.1)
Reserve for uncertain tax benefits	(2.1)		—		(0.7)
Other, net	(0.4)		(1.4)		(0.7)
Effective income tax rate	28.6	%	31.1	%	28.0	%

Schedule of reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits

	2015		2014		2013
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1	$	6,993	$	6,010	$	6,677
Increases in tax positions for the current year		812		1,827		1,163
Increases in tax positions for new uncertain tax position		—		609		—
Reductions in tax positions for lapse of statute of limitations		(865)		(1,050)		(867)
Reductions in tax positions relating to settlements with taxing authorities		(772)		(403)		(140)
Decreases in prior period unrecognized tax benefits		(1,488)		—		—
Reductions in tax positions for effective settlements		—		—		(823)
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31	$	4,680	$	6,993	$	6,010