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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations

The components of income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

2015

 

Domestic

 

$

577,098

 

 

$

536,869

 

 

$

600,939

 

Foreign

 

 

586,995

 

 

 

343,857

 

 

 

278,791

 

 

 

$

1,164,093

 

 

$

880,726

 

 

$

879,730

 

 

Tax Provision (Benefit)

Our tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

2015

 

Federal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

275,475

 

 

$

172,380

 

 

$

215,703

 

Deferred

 

 

39,563

 

 

 

27,463

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

 

315,038

 

 

 

199,843

 

 

 

217,262

 

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

21,212

 

 

 

20,946

 

 

 

24,476

 

Deferred

 

 

5,646

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

861

 

 

 

 

26,858

 

 

 

21,321

 

 

 

25,337

 

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

123,840

 

 

 

94,909

 

 

 

91,048

 

Deferred

 

 

411

 

 

 

(19,411

)

 

 

(12,794

)

 

 

 

124,251

 

 

 

75,498

 

 

 

78,254

 

 

 

$

466,147

 

 

$

296,662

 

 

$

320,853

 

 

Reconciliation of Pre-Tax Income

The following is a reconciliation stated as a percentage of pre-tax income of the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

2015

 

Federal statutory tax rate

 

 

35

%

 

 

35

%

 

 

35

%

Tax Reform

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(2

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

(1

)

Reserves for uncertain tax positions

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Credits and exemptions

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Foreign rate differential

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

1

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

40

%

 

 

34

%

 

 

36

%

 

Temporary Tax Effects

Cumulative tax effects of temporary differences are shown below at December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

Asset (Liability)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus and deferred compensation

 

$

186,093

 

 

$

265,043

 

Net operating losses (NOLs) and state tax credits

 

 

283,353

 

 

 

245,681

 

Bad debt and other reserves

 

 

56,313

 

 

 

75,620

 

Pension obligation

 

 

22,148

 

 

 

29,382

 

Unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

6,267

 

 

 

28,107

 

Investments

 

 

5,573

 

 

 

7,142

 

Foreign tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

53,976

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

 

 

7,308

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(40,024

)

 

 

(87,679

)

Capitalized costs and intangibles

 

 

(256,087

)

 

 

(307,301

)

All other

 

 

(1,441

)

 

 

2,049

 

Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance

 

 

262,195

 

 

 

319,328

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(277,466

)

 

 

(284,723

)

Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets

 

$

(15,271

)

 

$

34,605

 

 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

Beginning balance, unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

(94,915

)

 

$

(92,538

)

Gross increases - tax positions in prior period

 

 

(1,400

)

 

 

(514

)

Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period

 

 

23,896

 

 

 

358

 

Gross increases - current-period tax positions

 

 

(4,142

)

 

 

(4,237

)

Decreases relating to settlements

 

 

34,259

 

 

 

2,541

 

Reductions as a result of lapse of statute of

   limitations

 

 

6,497

 

 

 

235

 

Foreign exchange movement

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(760

)

Ending balance, unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

(35,826

)

 

$

(94,915

)