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Income Taxes Income Tax Provision (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Tax Provision (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefit is as follows:
 
Liability for
 
Unrecognized Tax
 
Benefits
Balance at December 31, 2008
$
428

Additions for tax positions of current year
71

Additions for tax positions of prior years
143

Balance at December 31, 2009
642

Additions for tax positions of current year
41

Additions for tax positions of prior years
190

Reductions for settlement with state taxing authorities
(148
)
Balance at December 31, 2010
725

Additions for tax positions of current year
75

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(29
)
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations
(121
)
Reductions for settlement with state taxing authorities
(169
)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
481

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
20,841

 
$
16,816

 
$
10,711

State
3,175

 
2,811

 
2,017

 
24,016

 
19,627

 
12,728

Deferred:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
4,640

 
1,566

 
(4,310
)
State
710

 
(130
)
 
(271
)
 
5,350

 
1,436

 
(4,581
)
 
$
29,366

 
$
21,063

 
$
8,147

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The historical income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35.0% to income before income taxes as follows:
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Tax expense at the statutory rate
$
26,798

 
$
18,585

 
$
6,282

State income taxes, net of federal benefit
2,542

 
1,790

 
1,135

Qualified stock options
472

 
516

 
659

Meals and entertainment
207

 
186

 
176

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
(17
)
 
(124
)
 
183

Federal income tax credits
(675
)
 

 
(269
)
Other
39

 
110

 
(19
)
 
$
29,366

 
$
21,063

 
$
8,147

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
 
December 31,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Accrued expenses
$
5,711

 
$
4,669

Allowance for doubtful accounts
588

 
772

Non-compete agreements
2,779

 
2,227

Share-based compensation
6,326

 
5,101

Accruals for income tax contingencies
56

 
114

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
1,501

 
1,805

Net operating loss carryforwards
343

 
444

Total deferred tax assets
17,304

 
15,132

Valuation allowance
(348
)
 
(335
)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
16,956

 
14,797

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Tax over book depreciation
17,289

 
11,541

Prepaid expenses deductible when paid
1,868

 
1,463

Goodwill
6,914

 
5,760

Total deferred tax liabilities
26,071

 
18,764

Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(9,115
)
 
$
(3,967
)
 
The balance sheet classification of deferred income taxes is as follows:
 
December 31,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
Current assets
$
2,011

 
$
2,149

Noncurrent liabilities
(11,126
)
 
(6,116
)
 
$
(9,115
)
 
$
(3,967
)