Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income taxes (Tables)

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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

     Fiscal      Fiscal      Fiscal  

(In thousands)

   2016      2015      2014  

Current:

        

Federal

   $ 194,199      $ 163,048      $ 128,159  

State

     24,835        18,694        16,909  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current

     219,034        181,742        145,068  

Deferred:

        

Federal

     24,480        6,981        8,392  

State

     2,440        (1,291      714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred

     26,920        5,690        9,106  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

   $ 245,954      $ 187,432      $ 154,174  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Rate to Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

     Fiscal
2016
    Fiscal
2015
    Fiscal
2014
 

Federal statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

State effective rate, net of federal tax benefit

     2.8     2.2     2.8

Other

     (0.3 %)      (0.3 %)      (0.3 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     37.5     36.9     37.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

     January 28,      January 30,  

(In thousands)

   2017      2016  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Reserves not currently deductible

   $ 33,805      $ 27,734  

Employee benefits

     15,206        10,594  

Credit carryforwards

     398        441  

Accrued liabilities

     10,539        10,704  

Inventory valuation

     3,630        257  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     63,578        49,730  

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Property and equipment

     73,454        48,898  

Deferred rent obligation

     62,252        49,548  

Prepaid expenses

     14,370        10,811  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     150,076        109,257  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ (86,498    $ (59,527
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest and Penalties

A reconciliation of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:

 

(In thousands)

   January 28,
2017
     January 30,
2016
 

Balance at beginning of the period

   $ 2,262      $ 1,414  

Increase due to a current year position

     1,048        900  

Decrease due to a prior period position

     (5      (52
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the period

   $ 3,305      $ 2,262