Income Taxes (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
|
| Components of Earnings Before Income Taxes |
The following table summarizes the components of earnings before income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
Domestic |
|
$ |
1,207,503 |
|
|
$ |
719,018 |
|
|
$ |
511,025 |
|
|
International |
|
|
608,065 |
|
|
|
628,086 |
|
|
|
437,580 |
|
|
Earnings before income taxes |
|
$ |
1,815,568 |
|
|
$ |
1,347,104 |
|
|
$ |
948,605 |
|
|
| Components of Provision for Income Tax |
The following table summarizes the components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
|
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2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2015 |
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Current income tax expense (benefit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. federal |
|
$ |
214 |
|
|
$ |
7,153 |
|
|
$ |
(11,633 |
) |
|
International |
|
|
45,185 |
|
|
|
38,493 |
|
|
|
27,494 |
|
|
State and local |
|
|
14,215 |
|
|
|
14,443 |
|
|
|
12,286 |
|
|
Total current income tax expense |
|
|
59,614 |
|
|
|
60,089 |
|
|
|
28,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. federal |
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
(3,306 |
) |
|
|
(810 |
) |
|
International |
|
|
(7,538 |
) |
|
|
(2,219 |
) |
|
|
(4,247 |
) |
|
Total deferred income tax benefit |
|
|
(5,005 |
) |
|
|
(5,525 |
) |
|
|
(5,057 |
) |
|
Total income tax expense |
|
$ |
54,609 |
|
|
$ |
54,564 |
|
|
$ |
23,090 |
|
|
| Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities |
The following table summarizes the deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 31 (in thousands):
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
Gross deferred income tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOL carryforwards |
|
$ |
334,358 |
|
|
$ |
350,909 |
|
|
Basis difference – real estate properties |
|
|
53,902 |
|
|
|
56,827 |
|
|
Basis difference – equity investments and intangibles |
|
|
4,740 |
|
|
|
4,666 |
|
|
Section 163(j) interest limitation |
|
|
26,280 |
|
|
|
40,766 |
|
|
Capital loss carryforward |
|
|
10,566 |
|
|
|
25,145 |
|
|
Other – temporary differences |
|
|
5,724 |
|
|
|
5,578 |
|
|
Total gross deferred income tax assets |
|
|
435,570 |
|
|
|
483,891 |
|
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(410,896 |
) |
|
|
(456,699 |
) |
|
Gross deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance |
|
|
24,674 |
|
|
|
27,192 |
|
|
Gross deferred income tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basis difference – real estate properties |
|
|
63,246 |
|
|
|
70,914 |
|
|
Basis difference – equity investments and intangibles |
|
|
1,114 |
|
|
|
6,864 |
|
|
Other – temporary differences |
|
|
769 |
|
|
|
1,028 |
|
|
Total gross deferred income tax liabilities |
|
|
65,129 |
|
|
|
78,806 |
|
|
Net deferred income tax liabilities |
|
$ |
40,455 |
|
|
$ |
51,614 |
|
|
| Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards |
At December 31, 2017, we had NOL carryforwards as follows (in thousands):
|
|
U.S. |
|
|
Europe |
|
|
Mexico |
|
|
Japan |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Gross NOL carryforward |
$ |
106,594 |
|
|
$ |
721,225 |
|
|
$ |
334,290 |
|
|
$ |
130,679 |
|
|
$ |
44,084 |
|
|
Tax-effected NOL carryforward |
|
26,040 |
|
|
|
168,588 |
|
|
|
103,671 |
|
|
|
25,419 |
|
|
|
10,640 |
|
|
Valuation allowance |
|
(26,040 |
) |
|
|
(152,911 |
) |
|
|
(103,671 |
) |
|
|
(25,419 |
) |
|
|
(10,640 |
) |
|
Net deferred tax asset – NOL carryforward |
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
15,677 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
Expiration periods |
2022 – 2037 |
|
|
2018 – indefinite |
|
|
2018 – 2028 |
|
|
2018 – 2026 |
|
|
2018 – indefinite |
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|