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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Domestic$1,509,181 $1,332,836 $(30,304)
Foreign180,730 24,318 1,161 
Income (loss) before income taxes$1,689,911 $1,357,154 $(29,143)
Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Current:
Federal$(26,436)$46,390 $12,003 
State24,468 38,489 14,351 
Foreign52,631 71,590 51,506 
Total current provision for income taxes50,663 156,469 77,860 
Deferred:
Federal339,239 (1,481,491)(58,532)
State49,517 (189,913)(25,072)
Foreign(53,718)5,592 (2,275)
Total deferred tax provision for (benefit from) income taxes335,038 (1,665,812)(85,879)
Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes$385,701 $(1,509,343)$(8,019)
Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate
The effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Tax at federal statutory rate$357,813 21.2 %
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit (i)
72,230 4.3 
Foreign tax effects
Ireland
Change in valuation allowance(55,904)(3.3)
Other4,958 0.3 
Other foreign jurisdictions27,402 1.6 
Effect of cross border tax laws
Subpart F inclusion
21,872 1.3 
Other
3,819 0.2 
Tax credits
Research and development credits(55,885)(3.3)
Changes in valuation allowance(2,160)(0.1)
Non-taxable or non-deductible items
Share-based compensation13,371 0.8 
Other18,975 1.1 
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits
(13,605)(0.8)
Other(7,185)(0.5)
Total$385,701 22.8 %

(i) A multitude of states contribute to the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category, however there is no single jurisdiction that is individually material to the state tax expense.
As previously disclosed for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Tax at federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit3.9 45.9 
Foreign rate differential1.4 (175.6)
Other non-deductible expenses2.7 (21.7)
Credits(4.8)292.9 
Other items0.1 (2.2)
Change in valuation allowance0.4 11.2 
Share-based compensation(2.7)(16.1)
Change in uncertain tax positions1.3 (27.4)
Income (loss) inclusions of U.S. foreign subsidiaries0.9 (216.5)
Non-deductible executive compensation0.2 (9.2)
Non-deductible acquisition-related costs— (15.0)
Foreign exchange gain0.1 174.1 
Impairment loss2.1 (60.8)
Return to provision adjustments0.3 26.9 
U.S. valuation allowance release(96.3)— 
Internal restructuring(44.4)— 
Non-deductible penalties2.6 — 
Total(111.2)%27.5 %
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid
The following is a summary of income taxes paid for the year ended December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Federal$35,000 
State and local
California19,465 
Other state and local31,869 
Foreign
United Kingdom33,665 
Other foreign9,391 
Total income taxes, net of amounts refunded$129,390 
The supplemental disclosures of cash flow information consist of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Supplemental cash flow data:
Cash paid for interest$246,331 $205,776 $130,009 
Cash paid for income taxes129,390 270,314 81,376 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Unsettled originations of consumer receivables185,781 180,443 261,151 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations38,919 36,976 7,106 
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses8,806 3,266 3,921 
Deferred purchase consideration related to business combinations— — 2,550 
Fair value of common stock issued related to business combinations— — (6,658)
Schedule of Tax Effects of Temporary Differences and Related Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences and related deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Deferred tax assets:
Capitalized costs & research and development capitalization$300,263 $886,474 
Accrued expenses229,327 122,470 
Net operating loss carryforwards548,336 388,199 
Tax credit carryforwards530,468 485,266 
Intangible and other assets291,363 375,316 
Other213,070 250,371 
Total deferred tax assets2,112,827 2,508,096 
Valuation allowance(557,063)(646,223)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance1,555,764 1,861,873 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Unrealized gain on investments(80,433)(36,582)
Operating lease right-of-use asset(52,419)(52,849)
Cryptocurrency investment(121,309)(133,883)
Total deferred tax liabilities(254,161)(223,314)
Net deferred tax assets
$1,301,603 $1,638,559 
Reported on the consolidated balance sheets as (after valuation allowance and jurisdictional netting):
Deferred tax assets$1,302,776 $1,800,994 
Deferred tax liabilities(1,173)(162,435)
Net deferred tax assets$1,301,603 $1,638,559 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefit
The change in the balance of unrecognized tax benefit was as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning of the period$633,589 $465,103 $506,512 
Gross increases (decreases) related to prior period tax positions(24,004)34,050 (7,348)
Gross increases (decreases) related to current period tax positions27,221 139,217 (30,063)
Reductions related to lapse of statute of limitations(10,051)(4,781)(3,998)
Unrecognized tax benefit, end of the period$626,755 $633,589 $465,103