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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Taxes  
Provision for Income Taxes

Our income tax expense consisted of the following for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Current:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

$

456

$

436

$

114

State

 

130

 

132

 

91

Foreign

 

43

41

27

 

629

609

232

Deferred:

 

  

  

  

Federal

 

20

(55)

149

State

 

30

(22)

10

Foreign

 

(1)

6

 

49

(77)

165

Income tax expense

$

678

$

532

$

397

U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate Reconciled to Effective Rate

The U.S. federal statutory income tax rate is reconciled to the effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31 as follows:

    

2022

    

    

2021

    

2020

 

Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory rate

 

21.00

%  

 

21.00

%  

21.00

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

4.16

 

 

4.14

 

4.46

Federal tax credits

 

(2.81)

 

 

(2.69)

 

(3.78)

Taxing authority audit settlements and other tax adjustments

 

0.54

 

 

0.53

 

(0.17)

Tax impact of equity-based compensation transactions

 

(0.45)

 

 

(0.60)

 

(1.12)

Tax impact of impairments

 

0.02

 

 

(0.29)

 

(0.35)

Tax rate differential on foreign income

 

0.27

 

 

0.37

 

0.33

Other

 

0.51

 

 

0.16

 

0.57

Effective income tax rate

 

23.24

%  

 

22.62

%  

20.94

Summary of income source

For financial reporting purposes, income before income taxes by source for the year ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Domestic

$

2,779

$

2,211

$

1,780

Foreign

 

139

138

113

Income before income taxes

$

2,918

$

2,349

$

1,893

Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The components of net deferred tax liabilities as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):

    

2022

    

2021

Deferred tax assets:

 

  

 

  

Net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carry-forwards

$

155

$

189

Landfill and environmental remediation liabilities

 

216

 

238

Operating lease liabilities

 

131

 

135

Miscellaneous and other reserves, net

 

117

 

113

Subtotal

 

619

 

675

Valuation allowance

 

(143)

 

(158)

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Property and equipment

 

(1,061)

 

(1,064)

Goodwill and other intangibles

 

(1,034)

 

(1,027)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

(114)

 

(120)

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

(1,733)

$

(1,694)

Summary of unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest, is as follows (in millions):

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Balance as of January 1

$

64

$

37

$

40

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

5

 

22

 

5

Additions based on tax positions of prior years

 

 

18

 

Accrued interest

 

1

 

3

 

2

Settlements

 

 

(12)

 

Lapse of statute of limitations

 

(6)

 

(4)

 

(10)

Balance as of December 31

$

64

$

64

$

37