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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
The components of income before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202220212020
Income before income taxes:   
Domestic$532,051 $534,302 $632,791 
Foreign171,835 88,599 (61,445)
Total$703,886 $622,901 $571,346 
Provision for Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 202220212020
Current:   
Federal$97,673 $65,273 $134,538 
State29,439 32,930 45,610 
Foreign23,078 6,644 (745)
Total current tax provision150,190 104,847 179,403 
Deferred:
Federal29,657 27,762 (46,251)
State4,225 (2,418)(3,850)
Foreign8,171 727 (9,915)
Total deferred tax provision (benefit)42,053 26,071 (60,016)
Total provision for income taxes$192,243 $130,918 $119,387 
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The actual income tax provision differed from the income tax provision computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory corporate rate to income before provision for income taxes as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202220212020
Provision at the statutory rate$147,816 $130,809 $119,983 
Increases (decreases) resulting from:
State taxes28,320 27,204 31,791 
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets 23,366 6,107 (31,138)
Tax contingency reserves, net7,939 844 (2,125)
Employee per diems, meals and entertainment6,086 3,569 10,680 
Company-owned life insurance2,917 (6,969)— 
Foreign taxes(638)(9,359)(7,268)
Taxes on certain equity method investments and non-controlling interests(12,886)(8,825)(3,466)
Stock-based compensation(24,066)(21,271)(3,109)
Other13,389 8,809 4,039 
Total provision for income taxes$192,243 $130,918 $119,387 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities and Net Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities The tax effects of these temporary differences, representing deferred tax assets and liabilities, result principally from the following (in thousands):
December 31,
20222021
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment$(286,950)$(278,303)
Goodwill(129,491)(93,632)
Leased assets(84,870)(76,728)
Retainage(28,773)(32,661)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(530,084)(481,324)
Deferred income tax assets:  
Lease liabilities84,189 76,608 
Other intangible assets73,654 19,110 
Net operating loss carryforwards56,556 78,947 
Stock and incentive compensation55,413 50,772 
Accruals and reserves48,168 66,000 
Tax credits34,413 39,826 
Deferred tax benefits on unrecognized tax positions8,899 10,090 
Equity method investments and non-controlling interests5,878 273 
Other5,849 7,114 
Subtotal373,019 348,740 
Valuation allowance(58,461)(41,308)
Total deferred income tax assets314,558 307,432 
Total net deferred income tax liabilities$(215,526)$(173,892)
The net deferred income tax assets and liabilities comprised the following in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
 December 31,
 20222021
Deferred income taxes:  
Assets$12,335 $17,206 
Liabilities(227,861)(191,098)
Total net deferred income tax liabilities$(215,526)$(173,892)
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefit
A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefit balances is as follows (in thousands):
 December 31,
 202220212020
Balance at beginning of year$37,737 $33,219 $40,878 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year11,699 6,881 4,398 
Additions for tax positions of prior years230 2,339 — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(407)— (2,410)
Reductions for audit settlements(2,207)— (930)
Reductions resulting from a lapse of the applicable statute
of limitations periods
(5,413)(4,702)(8,717)
Balance at end of year$41,639 $37,737 $33,219 
Balances of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The balances of unrecognized tax benefits, the amount of related interest and penalties and what Quanta believes to be the range of reasonably possible changes in the next 12 months are as follows (in thousands):
 December 31, 2022
Unrecognized tax benefits$41,639 
Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and
effective tax rate
39,247 
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits4,334 
Accrued penalties on unrecognized tax benefits1,085 
Reasonably possible reduction to the balance of unrecognized
tax benefits in succeeding 12 months
$0 to $12,122
Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and
effective tax rate
$0 to $11,699