Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income taxes (Tables)

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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

(In thousands)

   Fiscal
2014
     Fiscal
2013
     Fiscal
2012
 

Current:

        

Federal

   $ 128,159       $ 105,731       $ 83,606   

State

     16,909         15,310         14,832   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current

  145,068      121,041      98,438   

Deferred:

Federal

  8,392      3,891      8,950   

State

  714      (75   (144
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred

  9,106      3,816      8,806   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

$ 154,174    $ 124,857    $ 107,244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
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
2014
    Fiscal
2013
    Fiscal
2012
 

Federal statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

State effective rate, net of federal tax benefit

     2.8     3.0     3.4

Other

     (0.3 %)      0.1     (0.1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

  37.5   38.1   38.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

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

 

(In thousands)

   January 31,
2015
     February 1,
2014
 

Deferred tax assets:

     

Reserves not currently deductible

   $ 22,380       $ 24,721   

Employee benefits

     8,782         6,290   

Credit carryforwards

     338         402   

Accrued liabilities

     8,231         3,927   

Inventory valuation

     617         1,708   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

  40,348      37,048   

Deferred tax liabilities:

Property and equipment

  44,882      44,288   

Deferred rent obligation

  38,409      28,529   

Prepaid expenses

  10,775      8,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

  94,066      81,520   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

$ (53,718 $ (44,472
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
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 31,
2015
     February 1,
2014
 

Balance at beginning of the period

   $ 795       $ —     

Increase due to a current year position

     670         795   

Decrease due to a prior period position

     (51      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the period

$ 1,414    $ 795