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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
The components of “Income Before Income Taxes” are as follows (in millions):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
U.S.
$
1,976

 
$
1,466

 
$
611

Foreign
185

 
172

 
161

Total Income Before Income Taxes
$
2,161

 
$
1,638

 
$
772

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Components of the income tax provision applicable for federal, foreign and state taxes are as follows (in millions): 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current tax expense (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(137
)
 
$
(148
)
 
$
(125
)
State
(16
)
 
(28
)
 
(7
)
Foreign
18

 
6

 
4

Total
(135
)
 
(170
)
 
(128
)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
2,022

 
998

 
653

State
4

 
51

 
(4
)
Foreign
47

 
38

 
43

Total
2,073

 
1,087

 
692

Total tax provision
$
1,938

 
$
917

 
$
564

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The difference between the statutory federal income tax rate and our effective income tax rate is summarized as follows (in millions, except percentages):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Federal income tax
$
756

 
35.0
 %
 
$
573

 
35.0
 %
 
$
271

 
35.0
 %
Increase (decrease) as a result of:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

State deferred tax rate change
10

 
0.5
 %
 
11

 
0.7
 %
 
(24
)
 
(3.1
)%
Taxes on foreign earnings, net of federal benefit
42

 
1.9
 %
 
28

 
1.7
 %
 
26

 
3.5
 %
Net effects of noncontrolling interests
(14
)
 
(0.7
)%
 
(4
)
 
(0.3
)%
 
15

 
2.0
 %
State income tax, net of federal benefit
38

 
1.8
 %
 
26

 
1.6
 %
 
12

 
1.5
 %
Dividend received deduction
(56
)
 
(2.6
)%
 
(48
)
 
(2.9
)%
 
(51
)
 
(6.6
)%
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions
(12
)
 
(0.6
)%
 
(23
)
 
(1.4
)%
 
(14
)
 
(1.9
)%
Valuation allowance on investment and tax credits
13

 
0.6
 %
 
34

 
2.1
 %
 

 
 %
Impact of the 2017 Tax Reform
1,240

 
57.4
 %
 

 
 %
 

 
 %
Nondeductible goodwill

 
 %
 
301

 
18.5
 %
 
323

 
41.7
 %
General business credit
(95
)
 
(4.4
)%
 

 
 %
 

 
 %
Other
16

 
0.8
 %
 
19

 
1.1
 %
 
6

 
0.8
 %
Total
$
1,938

 
89.7
 %
 
$
917

 
56.1
 %
 
$
564

 
72.9
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Deferred tax assets and liabilities result from the following (in millions):
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Employee benefits
$
251

 
$
401

Accrued expenses
73

 
118

Net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards
1,113

 
1,307

Derivative instruments and interest rate and currency swaps
12

 
22

Debt fair value adjustment
37

 
74

Investments
968

 
2,804

Other
6

 
14

Valuation allowances
(171
)
 
(184
)
Total deferred tax assets
2,289

 
4,556

Deferred tax liabilities
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment
225

 
177

Other
20

 
27

Total deferred tax liabilities
245

 
204

Net deferred tax assets
$
2,044

 
$
4,352

 
 
 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of our gross unrecognized tax benefit excluding interest and penalties is as follows (in millions): 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of period
$
122

 
$
148

 
$
189

Additions based on current year tax positions
3

 
3

 
4

Additions based on prior year tax positions

 
7

 

Reductions based on prior year tax positions

 
(1
)
 
(6
)
Reductions based on settlements with taxing authority
(22
)
 
(26
)
 
(25
)
Reductions due to lapse in statute of limitations
(2
)
 
(9
)
 
(14
)
Impact of the 2017 Tax Reform
(4
)
 

 

Balance at end of period
$
97

 
$
122

 
$
148