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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Domestic

 

$

839,899

 

 

$

807,590

 

 

$

575,222

 

Foreign

 

 

521,446

 

 

 

571,416

 

 

 

596,111

 

 

 

$

1,361,345

 

 

$

1,379,006

 

 

$

1,171,333

 

Tax Provision (Benefit)

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

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Federal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

(51,980

)

 

$

166,024

 

 

$

275,475

 

Deferred

 

 

(74,432

)

 

 

(7,667

)

 

 

39,045

 

 

 

 

(126,412

)

 

 

158,357

 

 

 

314,520

 

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

52,403

 

 

 

43,320

 

 

 

21,212

 

Deferred

 

 

(5,760

)

 

 

(3,692

)

 

 

5,573

 

 

 

 

46,643

 

 

 

39,628

 

 

 

26,785

 

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

163,833

 

 

 

149,194

 

 

 

123,840

 

Deferred

 

 

(14,169

)

 

 

(34,121

)

 

 

2,612

 

 

 

 

149,664

 

 

 

115,073

 

 

 

126,452

 

 

 

$

69,895

 

 

$

313,058

 

 

$

467,757

 

 

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,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Federal statutory tax rate

 

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

 

 

35

%

Foreign rate differential

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Reserves for uncertain tax positions

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Credits and exemptions

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

Outside basis differences recognized as a result of a

   legal entity restructuring

 

 

(20

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Reform

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

12

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

Acquisition-related costs

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(1

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

5

%

 

 

23

%

 

 

40

%

Temporary Tax Effects

Cumulative tax effects of temporary differences are shown below at December 31, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Asset (Liability)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax losses and tax credits

 

$

330,839

 

 

$

275,574

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

320,261

 

 

 

 

Bonus and deferred compensation

 

 

280,747

 

 

 

276,572

 

Bad debt and other reserves

 

 

66,504

 

 

 

57,506

 

Pension obligation

 

 

24,022

 

 

 

22,950

 

Investments

 

 

5,236

 

 

 

5,211

 

Tax effect on revenue items related to Topic 606 adoption

 

 

(25,620

)

 

 

(38,510

)

Property and equipment

 

 

(54,370

)

 

 

(49,935

)

Unconsolidated affiliates and partnerships

 

 

(63,594

)

 

 

(64,448

)

Capitalized costs and intangibles

 

 

(277,246

)

 

 

(289,674

)

Operating lease assets

 

 

(314,433

)

 

 

 

All other

 

 

(1,153

)

 

 

(2,457

)

Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance

 

 

291,193

 

 

 

192,789

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(251,922

)

 

 

(248,511

)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

39,271

 

 

$

(55,722

)

 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Beginning balance, unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

(94,962

)

 

$

(35,826

)

Gross increases - tax positions in prior period

 

 

(22,229

)

 

 

(49,412

)

Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period

 

 

17,390

 

 

 

 

Gross increases - current-period tax positions

 

 

(45,262

)

 

 

(18,861

)

Decreases relating to settlements

 

 

218

 

 

 

4,619

 

Reductions as a result of lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

3,680

 

 

 

4,531

 

Foreign exchange movement

 

 

1

 

 

 

(13

)

Ending balance, unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

(141,164

)

 

$

(94,962

)