| Schedule of income tax expense (benefit) and deferred tax |
| | | | | | | | | | (In thousands) | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | Income before income taxes: | | | | | | | | | | U.S. | | $ | 808,217 | | $ | 724,231 | | $ | 429,731 | Foreign | | | 17,266 | | | 17,904 | | | 3,712 | Total | | $ | 825,483 | | $ | 742,135 | | $ | 433,443 | Income tax expense (benefit): | | | | | | | | | | Current: | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Federal | | $ | 166,175 | | $ | 136,013 | | $ | 88,930 | State and local | | | 46,631 | | | 39,978 | | | 22,006 | Foreign | | | 7,193 | | | 3,406 | | | 1,039 | Deferred: | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Federal | | | (5,307) | | | 7,016 | | | (4,123) | State and local | | | (1,253) | | | (510) | | | 1,769 | Foreign | | | (2,210) | | | 243 | | | (194) | | | $ | 211,229 | | $ | 186,146 | | $ | 109,427 | Deferred tax assets at December 31: | | | | | | | | | | Receivables, net | | $ | 6,089 | | $ | 5,114 | | | | Inventories | | | 6,558 | | | 6,989 | | | | Other assets, principally share-based compensation | | | 2,362 | | | 3,409 | | | | Accrued liabilities | | | 21,073 | | | 18,980 | | | | Lease liability | | | 16,887 | | | 13,212 | | | | Long-term liabilities | | | 11,925 | | | 10,934 | | | | Long-term lease liability | | | 37,515 | | | 35,451 | | | | Net operating loss carryforward | | | 1,254 | | | 6,655 | | | | | | | 103,663 | | | 100,744 | | | | Deferred tax liabilities at December 31: | | | | | | | | | | Right of use assets | | | 52,441 | | | 49,120 | | | | Property and equipment, net | | | 46,350 | | | 46,031 | | | | Intangibles, net | | | 246,343 | | | 254,101 | | | | Other | | | 2,459 | | | 2,973 | | | | | | | 347,593 | | | 352,225 | | | | Net deferred tax liability at December 31 | | $ | 243,930 | | $ | 251,481 | | | |
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