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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Summary of Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes, excluding the tax effect of equity method gains (losses), consists of the following (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current tax expense
 
 


 


     Federal
$
13,527

 
$
6,225

 
$
3,613

     State and local
3,694

 
1,781

 
1,680

     Foreign
626

 
524

 
620

Total current tax expense
$
17,847

 
$
8,530

 
$
5,913

Deferred tax (benefit) expense
 
 


 

     Federal
$
(7,279
)
 
$
(6,376
)
 
$
(297
)
     State and local
472

 
13,046

 
(2,086
)
     Foreign

 

 

Total deferred tax (benefit) expense
$
(6,807
)
 
$
6,670

 
$
(2,383
)
Provision for income taxes
$
11,040

 
$
15,200

 
$
3,530

 
 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The components of Income before provision for income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. sources
$
53,433

 
$
(101,386
)
 
$
10,445

Non-U.S. sources
2,179

 
1,968

 
2,331

     Total
$
55,612

 
$
(99,418
)
 
$
12,776

 
 
Statutory Rates to Income before Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income taxes determined by applying the applicable income tax statutory rates to income before provision for income taxes as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Section 162(m) compensation
0.5
 %
 
(0.8
)%
 
11.7
 %
State income tax, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit
4.6
 %
 
3.5
 %
 
7.4
 %
Washington, D.C. QHTC income tax credits and D.C. law changes
 %
 
(13.4
)%
 
(9.8
)%
Uncertain tax position
(0.3
)%
 
0.7
 %
 
5.4
 %
Federal R&D credit (net of associated UTP)
(22.7
)%
 
1.8
 %
 
(25.7
)%
Return to provision adjustment
1.2
 %
 
(0.4
)%
 
3.2
 %
Goodwill impairment
 %
 
(38.3
)%
 
 %
Meals and entertainment
2.7
 %
 
(1.5
)%
 
5.5
 %
Stock-based compensation
(2.8
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Other permanent differences, net
1.7
 %
 
(1.9
)%
 
(5.1
)%
Effective tax rate
19.9
 %
 
(15.3
)%
 
27.6
 %
 
 
Tax Effect of Differences between Tax Bases of Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of these temporary differences is presented below (in thousands): 
 
As of December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
Federal R&D credits
$
6,107

 
$
420

Deferred compensation accrued for financial reporting purposes
7,139

 
13,284

Stock-based compensation
21,384

 
15,724

Acquired net operating loss carryforwards
2,794

 
5,421

Reserve for uncollectible revenue
2,508

 
2,119

Basis difference on investment in unconsolidated entities
962

 
7,208

Debt issuance costs
2,066

 
2,801

Deferred rent
3,248

 
1,466

Depreciation
1,057

 

Tax credit carryforwards
1,094

 
332

Unrealized foreign exchange loss
667

 

Outside basis difference on cost method investment
1,967

 

Other
1,490

 
835

Total deferred tax assets
52,483

 
49,610

Valuation allowance

 
(49
)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
52,483


49,561

Capitalized software development costs
(33,599
)
 
(31,042
)
Deferred incentive compensation and other deferred charges
(11,211
)
 
(11,940
)
Acquired intangibles and goodwill; and acquisition related costs
(94,947
)
 
(97,278
)
Depreciation

 
(3,031
)
Other
(1,739
)
 
(163
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(141,496
)
 
(143,454
)
Net deferred income tax (liabilities) assets
$
(89,013
)
 
$
(93,893
)
 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's reserve for unrecognized tax positions (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Balance at beginning of the period
$
1,385

 
$
828

  
$

Additions based on tax positions related to the current periods
1,126

 
281

  
497

Additions for tax positions of prior periods
4,905

 

  
331

Positions assumed in acquisition

 
276

 

Balance at end of the period
$
7,416

 
$
1,385

  
$
828