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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Provision
The income tax provision consists of the following amounts:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in millions)
Current income taxes:
 
Federal
$
37

 
$
139

 
$
123

State
21

 
42

 
36

Foreign
106

 
36

 
28

Total current income taxes
164

 
217

 
187

Deferred income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(97
)
 
(18
)
 
(13
)
State
(35
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Foreign
(4
)
 
5

 
9

Total deferred income taxes
(136
)
 
(14
)
 
(6
)
Total income tax provision
$
28

 
$
203

 
$
181

Reconciliation of Provision of Income Taxes
A reconciliation of the income tax provision, based on the U.S. federal statutory rate, to our actual income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Federal income tax provision at the statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income tax provision, net of federal effect
(6.7
)%
 
3.9
 %
 
3.4
 %
Non-U.S. subsidiary earnings
(7.3
)%
 
(6.4
)%
 
(7.0
)%
Tax credits and deductions
(5.1
)%
 
(0.8
)%
 
(0.6
)%
Change in unrecognized tax benefits
4.2
 %
 
0.3
 %
 
(3.0
)%
Other, net
0.5
 %
 
0.2
 %
 
2.7
 %
Actual income tax provision
20.6
 %
 
32.2
 %
 
30.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The temporary differences, which give rise to our deferred tax assets and (liabilities), consisted of the following:
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Deferred revenues
$
39

 
$
46

U.S. federal net operating loss
2

 
5

Foreign net operating loss
37

 
92

State net operating loss
1

 
2

Compensation and benefits
99

 
86

Foreign currency translation
528

 
458

Tax credits
7

 
7

Other
34

 
32

Gross deferred tax assets
747

 
728

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Amortization of software development costs and depreciation
(63
)
 
(56
)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
(596
)
 
(522
)
Investments
(37
)
 
(35
)
Other
(24
)
 
(13
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(720
)
 
(626
)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
27

 
102

Less: valuation allowance
(30
)
 
(85
)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$
(3
)
 
$
17

Summary of Net Operating Losses and Credits
As of December 31, 2016, the expiration dates for the NOLs, and credits are as follows:
Jurisdiction
 
Amount
 
Expiration Date
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
U.S. Federal NOL
 
$
2

 
2027
Foreign NOL
 
3

 
2018-2025
Foreign NOL
 
34

 
No expiration date
State NOL
 
1

 
2017-2035
U.S. Federal Tax credits
 
7

 
2018-2027
Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards
As of December 31, 2016, the expiration dates for the NOLs, and credits are as follows:
Jurisdiction
 
Amount
 
Expiration Date
 
 
(in millions)
 
 
U.S. Federal NOL
 
$
2

 
2027
Foreign NOL
 
3

 
2018-2025
Foreign NOL
 
34

 
No expiration date
State NOL
 
1

 
2017-2035
U.S. Federal Tax credits
 
7

 
2018-2027
Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Income Tax Provision
The following represents the domestic and foreign components of income before income tax provision:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in millions)
Domestic
$
(155
)
 
$
393

 
$
349

Foreign
291

 
237

 
245

Income before income tax provision
$
136

 
$
630

 
$
594

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
Beginning balance
$
40

 
$
41

Additions as a result of tax positions taken in prior periods
9

 
3

Additions as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
3

 
3

Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities
(4
)
 
(2
)
Reductions as a result of lapses of the applicable statute of limitations

 
(5
)
Ending balance
$
48

 
$
40