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INCOME TAXES: (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES:  
Components of the provision for income taxes

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

U.S. federal and state:

Current

$

$

2.6

$

Deferred

 

 

(13.0)

 

686.2

Uncertain tax positions

 

(1.3)

 

 

16.2

 

(1.3)

 

(10.4)

 

702.4

Foreign (Peru and Mexico):

Current

 

966.3

 

1,102.4

 

951.7

Deferred

(30.1)

 

(38.5)

 

(60.7)

Uncertain tax positions

 

10.4

 

 

946.6

 

1,063.9

 

891.0

Total provision for income taxes

$

945.3

$

1,053.5

$

1,593.4

Schedule of source of income

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Earnings by location:

U.S.

$

(1.9)

$

(2.3)

$

(1.5)

Foreign

Peru

 

513.0

 

441.8

 

284.6

Mexico

 

1,915.4

 

2,149.9

 

2,019.6

 

2,428.4

 

2,591.7

 

2,304.2

Earnings before taxes on income

$

2,426.5

$

2,589.4

$

2,302.7

Reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate

The reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate for the three years ended December 31, 2019, is as follows (in percentage points):

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

Expected tax at U.S. statutory rate

 

21.0

%  

21.0

%  

35.0

%

Foreign tax at other than statutory rate, net of foreign tax credit benefit (1)

 

14.0

13.9

0.6

Percentage depletion

 

(2.7)

(2.1)

(2.9)

Other permanent differences

 

0.1

0.4

5.2

Change in 2017 valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets, foreign tax credits and U.S. tax effect on Peruvian deferred taxes

7.5

26.9

Additional valuation allowance on 2018 U.S. deferred tax assets, foreign tax credits and U.S. tax effect on Peruvian deferred taxes

10.1

1.0

Decrease in 2017 U.S. deferred tax asset due to tax rate changes

(0.2)

4.8

U.S. one time transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings

0.4

2.4

Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions

 

(2.1)

0.7

Repatriated foreign earnings

 

(2.0)

Amounts (over) / under provided in prior years

 

(1.1)

(1.3)

(0.1)

Other

 

(0.3)

0.1

(1.4)

Effective income tax rate

 

39.0

%  

40.7

%  

69.2

%

(1)Foreign tax at other than statutory rates, net of foreign tax credit benefit, also includes the effects of permanent differences in Peru and Mexico, that are determined at the local statutory rate.
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

At December 31, 

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

Assets:

Inventories

$

55.7

$

61.5

Capitalized exploration expenses

 

14.0

 

11.1

U.S. foreign tax credit carryforward, net of FIN 48 liability

 

731.8

 

483.4

U.S. tax effect of Peruvian deferred tax liability

 

131.3

 

165.1

Provisions

 

145.0

 

155.0

Mexican tax on consolidated dividends

9.0

14.8

Deferred workers participation

24.7

27.0

Accrued salaries, wages and vacations

10.0

9.1

Sales price adjustment (PUI)

3.0

2.7

Social responsibility expenses

2.1

2.1

Deferred charges

14.5

6.1

Valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets, foreign tax credits and U.S. tax effect on Peruvian deferred

(1,097.0)

(819.1)

Other

 

9.9

 

10.1

Total deferred tax assets

 

54.0

 

128.9

At December 31, 

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

Liabilities:

Property, plant and equipment

 

(45.4)

 

(137.3)

Other

 

(3.0)

 

(0.4)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(48.4)

 

(137.7)

Total net deferred tax (liabilities) / assets

$

5.6

$

(8.8)

Summary of expiry of foreign tax credits

Year

    

Amount

2024

 

39.4

2025

 

102.0

2026

189.5

2027

105.6

2028

159.6

2030

194.1

Total

$

790.2

Schedule of reconciliation of amount of unrecognized tax benefits

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits in 2019, 2018 and 2017, was as follows (in millions):

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance

$

214.5

$

214.5

$

304.0

Gross increases—tax positions in prior period

 

(7.5)

 

 

(89.5)

Gross increases—current-period tax positions

 

(4.2)

 

 

Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities

 

(144.4)

 

 

 

(156.1)

 

 

(89.5)

Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance

$

58.4

$

214.5

$

214.5

Summary of tax years remaining open to examination and adjustment in major tax jurisdictions

Peru:

    

2014 and all subsequent years

U.S.:

2014 and all subsequent years

Mexico:

2014 and all subsequent years