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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Income Tax Provision
The following table presents the domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income tax provision:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Domestic
$
636

 
$
556

 
$
(153
)
Foreign
428

 
316

 
286

Income before income tax provision
$
1,064

 
$
872

 
$
133

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The income tax provision consists of the following amounts:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current income tax provision:
(in millions)
Federal
$
103

 
$
51

 
$
37

State
56

 
17

 
21

Foreign
146

 
68

 
106

Total current income tax provision
305

 
136

 
164

Deferred income tax provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
185

 
(16
)
 
(98
)
State
116

 
24

 
(35
)
Foreign

 
(1
)
 
(4
)
Total deferred income provision (benefit)
301

 
7

 
(137
)
Total income tax provision
$
606

 
$
143

 
$
27

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, 2018, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Federal income tax provision at the statutory rate
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income tax provision, net of federal effect
3.7
 %
 
2.6
 %
 
(6.7
)%
Change in deferred taxes due to change in law
27.0
 %
 
(9.9
)%
 
(1.2
)%
Excess tax benefits related to employee share-based compensation
(0.7
)%
 
(4.0
)%
 
 %
Non-U.S. subsidiary earnings
0.1
 %
 
(6.0
)%
 
(7.3
)%
Tax credits and deductions
(0.2
)%
 
(1.0
)%
 
(5.1
)%
Change in unrecognized tax benefits
4.7
 %
 
(0.8
)%
 
4.2
 %
Other, net
1.4
 %
 
0.5
 %
 
1.4
 %
Actual income tax provision
57.0
 %
 
16.4
 %
 
20.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
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,
 
2018
 
2017
Deferred tax assets:
(in millions)
Deferred revenues
$
19

 
$
25

U.S. federal net operating loss

 
1

Foreign net operating loss
23

 
30

State net operating loss
4

 
4

Compensation and benefits
33

 
42

Foreign currency translation

 
292

Tax credits

 
7

Federal benefit of uncertain tax positions
17

 

Other
25

 
20

Gross deferred tax assets
121

 
421

Less: valuation allowance
(23
)
 
(30
)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
$
98

 
$
391

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Amortization of software development costs and depreciation
$
(41
)
 
$
(47
)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
(498
)
 
(510
)
Investments
(34
)
 
(26
)
Other
(22
)
 
(19
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(595
)
 
(602
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(497
)
 
$
(211
)
Reported as:
 
 
 
Non-current deferred tax assets(1)
4

 
14

Deferred tax liabilities, net
(501
)
 
(225
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(497
)
 
$
(211
)

____________
(1)
Included in other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Summary of Net Operating Losses and Credits
As of December 31, 2018, the expiration dates for the NOLs are as follows:
Jurisdiction
Amount
Expiration Date
 
(in millions)
 
Foreign NOL
$
3

2019-2025
Foreign NOL
20

No expiration date
State NOL
4

2025-2036
Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards
As of December 31, 2018, the expiration dates for the NOLs are as follows:
Jurisdiction
Amount
Expiration Date
 
(in millions)
 
Foreign NOL
$
3

2019-2025
Foreign NOL
20

No expiration date
State NOL
4

2025-2036
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Beginning balance
$
45

 
$
48

 
$
40

Additions as a result of tax positions taken in prior periods
28

 
2

 
9

Additions as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
6

 
5

 
3

Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities
(23
)
 

 
(4
)
Reductions as a result of lapses of the applicable statute of limitations
(4
)
 
(10
)
 

Ending balance
$
52

 
$
45

 
$
48