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Taxes on Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Before Taxes from Domestic and Foreign Operations | Income before taxes on income resulting from domestic and foreign operations is as follows:
(in millions) | Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Domestic operations | $ | 1,723 |  |  | $ | 2,585 |  |  | $ | 1,266 |
Foreign operations | 738 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 549 |
Total income before taxes | $ | 2,461 |  |  | $ | 3,188 |  |  | $ | 1,815 |
Schedule of Provision for Taxes on Income | The provision for taxes on income consists of the following:
(in millions) | Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Federal: |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 489 |  |  | $ | 641 |  |  | $ | 90 |
Deferred | 63 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 276 |
Total federal | 552 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 366 |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |
Current | 194 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 111 |
Deferred | (3 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (1 | )
Total foreign | 191 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 110 |
State and local: |  |  |  |  |
Current | 73 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 34 |
Deferred | 7 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 37 |
Total state and local | 80 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 71 |
Total provision for taxes | $ | 823 |  |  | $ | 960 |  |  | $ | 547 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate | A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax rate for financial reporting purposes is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
State and local income taxes | 2.5 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 2.6 |
Divestitures | — |  |  | (4.3 | ) |  | — |
Foreign operations | (3.9 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (3.2 | )
Impact of TCJA | 6.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Stock-based compensation | (2.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC joint venture | (1.8 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (2.0 | )
Tax credits and incentives | (2.1 | ) |  | (1.6 | ) |  | (2.9 | )
Other, net | 0.4 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 0.6 |
Effective income tax rate | 33.4 | % |  | 30.1 | % |  | 30.1 | %
Schedule of Differences Between the Accounting for Income and Expenses for Financial Reporting and Income Tax | The principal temporary differences between the accounting for income and expenses for financial reporting and income tax purposes are as follows:
(in millions) | December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Legal and regulatory settlements | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 23 |
Employee compensation | 50 |  |  | 78 |
Accrued expenses | 47 |  |  | 87 |
Postretirement benefits | 34 |  |  | 105 |
Unearned revenue | 26 |  |  | 33 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 8 |  |  | 11 |
Loss carryforwards | 135 |  |  | 112 |
Other | 45 |  |  | 3 |
Total deferred tax assets | 372 |  |  | 452 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets | (249 | ) |  | (320 | )
Fixed assets | (4 | ) |  | (3 | )
Other | — |  |  | — |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (253 | ) |  | (323 | )
Net deferred income tax asset before valuation allowance | 119 |  |  | 129 |
Valuation allowance | (127 | ) |  | (116 | )
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 13 |
Reported as: |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax assets | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 61 |
Non-current deferred tax liabilities | (67 | ) |  | (48 | )
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 13 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in millions) | Year ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 155 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 23 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 24 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 17 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 16 |
Reduction for tax positions of prior years | (32 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (15 | )
Reduction for settlements | (5 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (18 | )
Expiration of applicable statutes of limitations | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of year | $ | 212 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 162 |

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