Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.5.0.2
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of components of earnings before income taxes and the consolidated income tax provision
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Domestic
$
99.3

 
$
110.0

 
$
104.7

Foreign
64.8

 
52.3

 
55.2

Total earnings before income taxes
$
164.1

 
$
162.3

 
$
159.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense:
 

 
 

 
 

Current provision:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
28.9

 
$
35.0

 
$
39.0

State
5.1

 
4.4

 
6.2

Foreign
18.0

 
10.2

 
11.7

Total current provision
52.0

 
49.6

 
56.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred provision (benefit):
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
3.2

 
(0.5
)
 
(6.1
)
State
(0.7
)
 
1.6

 
1.3

Foreign
(7.2
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(3.4
)
Total deferred provision (benefit)
(4.7
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(8.2
)
Income tax expense
$
47.3

 
$
49.1

 
$
48.7

Schedule of reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Federal statutory rates
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Adjustments resulting from the tax effect of:
 

 
 

 
 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit
2.0

 
2.3

 
3.2

Foreign income tax rate differential
(6.7
)
 
(6.2
)
 
(7.2
)
Domestic manufacturer’s deduction
(1.9
)
 
(2.2
)
 
(2.3
)
Share-based compensation
(1.5
)
 

 

Valuation allowance
1.7

 
0.3

 
0.3

Other, net
0.2

 
1.0

 
1.5

Effective income tax rate
28.8
 %
 
30.2
 %
 
30.5
 %
Summary of deferred income tax balance sheet accounts
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets:
 

 
 

Employee benefit accruals
$
90.1

 
$
81.2

Loss and tax credit carryforwards
40.6

 
37.4

Rebates and other discounts
5.7

 
5.6

Self-insurance reserves
4.6

 
4.8

Casket pricing obligation
1.6

 
1.9

Allowance for doubtful accounts
1.1

 
1.1

Inventory, net
3.2

 
2.2

Other, net
11.9

 
13.0

Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
158.8

 
147.2

Less valuation allowance
(5.5
)
 
(2.8
)
Total deferred tax assets, net
153.3

 
144.4

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
(9.7
)
 
(9.7
)
Amortization
(134.9
)
 
(136.3
)
Long-term contracts and customer prepayments
(21.2
)
 
(25.7
)
Unremitted earnings of foreign operations
(0.2
)
 
(0.2
)
Other, net
(8.8
)
 
(5.2
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(174.8
)
 
(177.1
)
Deferred tax liabilities, net
$
(21.5
)
 
$
(32.7
)
 
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in the balance sheets:
 

 
 

Deferred taxes, current
$
1.1

 
$
(3.5
)
Deferred taxes, long-term
(22.6
)
 
(29.2
)
Deferred tax liabilities, net
$
(21.5
)
 
$
(32.7
)
Activity within the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Balance at September 30
$
7.8

 
$
8.4

 
$
6.4

Additions for tax positions related to the current year
0.2

 
0.6

 
2.5

Additions for tax positions of prior years
1.7

 
0.8

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(2.0
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(0.3
)
Settlements

 

 
(0.2
)
Balance at September 30
$
7.7

 
$
7.8

 
$
8.4