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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of composition of pre-tax income (loss)
The composition of pre-tax income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)202420232022
International$8,029 $6,119 $4,717 
U.S. (737)(638)(794)
Total$7,292 $5,481 $3,923 
Income tax expense (benefit)
The composition of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 is as follows: 
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)202420232022
Current income tax expense (benefit):
International$1,545 $1,371 $1,145 
U.S. Federal(235)291 (8)
U.S. State(15)
Current income tax expense (benefit):1,312 1,670 1,122 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
International25 (47)(61)
U.S. Federal51 (411)(172)
U.S. State22 (20)(24)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)98 (478)(257)
Income tax expense$1,410 $1,192 $865 
Tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deterred tax assets and liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
December 31,
(in millions)20242023
Deferred tax assets:  
Net operating loss carryforward — U.S.$117 $89 
Net operating loss carryforward — International156 200 
Accrued expenses83 70 
Stock-based compensation55 47 
Unrealized losses on investments67 83 
Foreign currency translation adjustments103 66 
Tax credits45 39 
Operating lease liabilities22 20 
Property and equipment234 195 
Embedded derivative liability123 — 
Other— 16 
Total deferred tax assets1,005 825 
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets(111)(114)
Deferred tax assets, net894 711 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount on convertible notes(123)— 
Intangible assets and other(110)(140)
Euro-denominated debt(144)(11)
Operating lease assets(22)(19)
Installment sale liability(118)(118)
Other(4)(6)
Deferred tax liabilities(521)(294)
Net deferred tax assets (1)
$373 $417 
(1)    Includes deferred tax assets of $662 million and $675 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, included in "Other assets, net" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation
The effective income tax rate of the Company is different from the amount computed using the expected U.S. statutory federal rate of 21% for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 as a result of the following items:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)202420232022
Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory rate$1,531 $1,151 $824 
Adjustment due to:   
Foreign rate differential386 307 264 
Innovation Box Tax benefit(607)(544)(452)
Stock-based compensation73 59 42 
Federal GILTI82 24 10 
State income tax benefit19 (9)(31)
Valuation allowance(5)(4)87 
Uncertain tax positions189 14 72 
Fines and penalties— 144 
Loss related to the conversion option on convertible senior notes167 — — 
Tax Act - U.S. transition tax(416)— 
Other(9)49 47 
Income tax expense$1,410 $1,192 $865 
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits
The following is a reconciliation of the total beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits: 
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)202420232022
Unrecognized tax benefit — January 1$67 $184 $120 
Gross increases — tax positions in current period16 
Gross increases — tax positions in prior periods193 22 94 
Gross decreases — tax positions in prior periods(4)(5)(33)
Reduction due to lapse in statute of limitations— (3)— 
Reduction due to settlements during the current period(1)(147)— 
Unrecognized tax benefit — December 31$260 $67 $184