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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
We compute our provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to year-to-date income from recurring operations and adjust the provision for discrete tax items recorded in the period.

Our income tax expense was $21 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the income tax provision was primarily attributable to the mix of earnings and losses in countries with differing statutory tax rates, the valuation allowance in the United States and the intercompany sale of certain intellectual property rights. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the income tax provision was primarily attributable to the mix of earnings and losses in countries with differing statutory tax rates and the valuation allowance in the U.S.

Our income tax benefit was $5 million and $15 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The income tax benefit was primarily attributable to foreign taxes and mix of earnings and losses in countries with differing statutory tax rates.

Governments in certain countries where we do business have enacted legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) enacted by the United States on March 27, 2020. We are continuing to analyze these legislative developments and believe that they have not had a material impact on our provision for income taxes for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

We are subject to taxation in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2020, our tax years 2004 to 2019 remain subject to examination in most jurisdictions.
Due to differing interpretations of tax laws and regulations, tax authorities may dispute our tax filings positions. We periodically evaluate our exposures associated with our tax filing positions and believe that adequate amounts have been reserved for adjustments that may result from tax examinations.