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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

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

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1 )

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Domestic

 

$

807,590

 

 

$

575,222

 

 

$

536,709

 

Foreign

 

 

571,416

 

 

 

596,111

 

 

 

345,361

 

 

 

$

1,379,006

 

 

$

1,171,333

 

 

$

882,070

 

Tax Provision (Benefit)

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

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1 )

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Federal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

166,024

 

 

$

275,475

 

 

$

172,380

 

Deferred

 

 

(7,667

)

 

 

39,045

 

 

 

27,428

 

 

 

 

158,357

 

 

 

314,520

 

 

 

199,808

 

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

43,320

 

 

 

21,212

 

 

 

20,946

 

Deferred

 

 

(3,692

)

 

 

5,573

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

 

39,628

 

 

 

26,785

 

 

 

21,321

 

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

149,194

 

 

 

123,840

 

 

 

94,910

 

Deferred

 

 

(34,121

)

 

 

2,612

 

 

 

(19,139

)

 

 

 

115,073

 

 

 

126,452

 

 

 

75,771

 

 

 

$

313,058

 

 

$

467,757

 

 

$

296,900

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 and 2016 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

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,

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2016

 

Federal statutory tax rate

 

 

21

%

 

 

35

%

 

 

35

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Tax Reform

 

 

1

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

2

 

Acquisition-related costs

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits and exemptions

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(2

)

Foreign rate differential

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(2

)

Reserves for uncertain tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

Effective tax rate

 

 

23

%

 

 

40

%

 

 

34

%

Temporary Tax Effects

Cumulative tax effects of temporary differences are shown below at December 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)  (1)

 

Asset (Liability)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus and deferred compensation

 

$

276,572

 

 

$

208,198

 

Net operating losses (NOLs) and state tax credits

 

 

275,574

 

 

 

283,353

 

Bad debt and other reserves

 

 

57,506

 

 

 

56,313

 

Pension obligation

 

 

22,950

 

 

 

22,148

 

Investments

 

 

5,211

 

 

 

5,573

 

Tax effect on revenue items related to new revenue recognition guidance

 

 

(38,510

)

 

 

(55,306

)

Property and equipment

 

 

(49,935

)

 

 

(40,024

)

Unconsolidated affiliates and partnerships

 

 

(64,448

)

 

 

6,267

 

Capitalized costs and intangibles

 

 

(289,674

)

 

 

(256,087

)

All other

 

 

(2,457

)

 

 

(1,441

)

Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance

 

 

192,789

 

 

 

228,994

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(248,511

)

 

 

(277,466

)

Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets

 

$

(55,722

)

 

$

(48,472

)

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 and 2016 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Beginning balance, unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

(35,826

)

 

$

(94,915

)

Gross increases - tax positions in prior period

 

 

(49,412

)

 

 

(1,400

)

Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period

 

 

 

 

 

23,896

 

Gross increases - current-period tax positions

 

 

(18,861

)

 

 

(4,142

)

Decreases relating to settlements

 

 

4,619

 

 

 

34,259

 

Reductions as a result of lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

4,531

 

 

 

6,497

 

Foreign exchange movement

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(21

)

Ending balance, unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

(94,962

)

 

$

(35,826

)