Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES - Income Tax Provision (Details)

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INCOME TAXES - Income Tax Provision (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Current:      
Federal $ 76,178 $ 69,102 $ 68,667
State 13,406 12,949 11,335
Foreign 7,158 14,464 7,534
Total current tax 96,742 96,515 87,536
Deferred:      
Federal 17,249 (5,991) 1,286
State 1,610 2,892 2,078
Foreign (223) (149) 129
Total deferred tax 18,636 (3,248) 3,493
TOTAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 115,378 93,267 91,029
Reconciliation of primary factors causing income tax expense to be different than the federal statutory rate      
Income tax at statutory rate 103,075 91,222 85,112
State income tax expense (net of federal benefit) 9,979 8,876 8,377
Foreign tax expense/(benefit) (1,613) 9,857 (1,729)
Foreign tax (221) (19,155) (2,816)
Repatriation tax under TCJA 7,956 0 0
Other (3,798) 2,467 2,085
TOTAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES $ 115,378 $ 93,267 $ 91,029
Effective income tax rate 39.20% 35.80% 37.40%
Income taxes paid net of refunds $ 90,702 $ 88,766 $ 82,690