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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of pretax income and income tax provision (benefit) for continuing operations
Substantially all of the Company’s pre-tax earnings are derived from domestic operations in all periods presented. The income tax provision (benefit) for continuing operations was as follows for the years ended December 31:
(In millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Components of income tax provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
25

 
$
189

 
$
342

State
69

 
39

 
44

Foreign
57

 
17

 
19

 
151

 
245

 
405

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
118

 
110

 
(250
)
State
(18
)
 
24

 
3

Foreign
(53
)
 
(1
)
 

 
47

 
133

 
(247
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
$
198

 
$
378

 
$
158


Reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate to effective income tax rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate for continuing operations is as follows for the years ended December 31:
 
2019

2018

2017
Statutory federal income tax rate
21.0
 %
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal effect
3.7
 %
 
3.2
 %
 
2.3
 %
Unconsolidated affiliates tax
0.6
 %
 
0.1
 %
 
0.9
 %
Tax expense (benefit) due to federal tax reform
 %
 
1.2
 %
 
(20.3
)%
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards
(5.1
)%
 
(2.2
)%
 
(3.6
)%
Sale of businesses
(2.6
)%
 
1.3
 %
 
 %
Domestic production activities deduction
 %
 
 %
 
(2.0
)%
Other, net
0.7
 %
 
(0.3
)%
 
(0.7
)%
Effective income tax rate
18.3
 %
 
24.3
 %
 
11.6
 %

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:
(In millions)
2019

2018
Accrued expenses
$
303

 
$
74

Interest rate hedge contracts
34

 
5

Share-based compensation
216

 
43

Net operating loss and credit carry-forwards
1,444

 
131

Foreign tax credits on undistributed earnings
289

 

Leasing liabilities
219

 

Other
31

 
25

Subtotal
2,536

 
278

Valuation allowance
(1,145
)
 
(101
)
Total deferred tax assets
1,391

 
177

 
 
 
 
Capitalized software development costs
(622
)
 
(129
)
Intangible assets
(3,297
)
 
(437
)
Property and equipment
(143
)
 
(66
)
Capitalized commissions
(86
)
 
(80
)
Investments in joint ventures
(841
)
 
(78
)
Leasing right-of-use assets
(205
)
 

Other
(332
)
 
(112
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(5,526
)
 
(902
)
Total
$
(4,135
)
 
$
(725
)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reported in the consolidated balance sheets as follows at December 31:
(In millions)
2019
 
2018
Noncurrent assets
$
112

 
$
20

Noncurrent liabilities
(4,247
)
 
(745
)
Total
$
(4,135
)
 
$
(725
)

Schedule of operating loss carryforwards and general business credit carryforwards
The following table presents the amounts of federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards and general business credit carryforwards at December 31:
(In millions)
2019
 
2018
Net operating loss carryforwards: (1)
 
 
 
   Federal
$
1,674

 
$
27

   State
4,636

 
479

   Foreign
3,201

 
465

General business credit carryforwards (2)
57

 

(1) 
At December 31, 2019, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $1.7 billion, which expire in 2020 through 2037, state net operating loss carryforwards of $4.6 billion, which expire in 2021 through 2039, and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $3.2 billion, of which $209 million expire in 2020 through 2039, and the remainder of which do not expire.
(2) 
At December 31, 2019, the Company had general business credit carryforwards of $57 million which expire in 2027 through 2039.
Schedule of operating loss carryforwards and general business credit carryforwards
The following table presents the amounts of federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards and general business credit carryforwards at December 31:
(In millions)
2019
 
2018
Net operating loss carryforwards: (1)
 
 
 
   Federal
$
1,674

 
$
27

   State
4,636

 
479

   Foreign
3,201

 
465

General business credit carryforwards (2)
57

 

(1) 
At December 31, 2019, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $1.7 billion, which expire in 2020 through 2037, state net operating loss carryforwards of $4.6 billion, which expire in 2021 through 2039, and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $3.2 billion, of which $209 million expire in 2020 through 2039, and the remainder of which do not expire.
(2) 
At December 31, 2019, the Company had general business credit carryforwards of $57 million which expire in 2027 through 2039.
Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits
Unrecognized tax benefits were as follows at December 31:
(In millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Unrecognized tax benefits - Beginning of year
$
49

 
$
42

 
$
45

Increases for assumed tax positions related to First Data
82

 

 

Increases for tax positions taken during the current year
8

 
3

 
11

Increases for tax positions taken in prior years
16

 
20

 
2

Decreases for tax positions taken in prior years
(2
)
 
(8
)
 
(15
)
Decreases for settlements
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
Lapse of the statute of limitations
(7
)
 
(8
)
 

Unrecognized tax benefits - End of year
$
145

 
$
49

 
$
42