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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Total income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is allocated as follows (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Tax expense per statements of earnings
$
317

 
$
379

 
$
335

Tax expense attributable to discontinued operations
1

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency translation
30

 

 
(5
)
Other components of other comprehensive income
1

 
(5
)
 
(2
)
Total income tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income
31

 
(5
)
 
(7
)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
(32
)
 
(29
)
 
(40
)
Total income tax expense
$
317

 
$
343

 
$
285

Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 consists of the following (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current provision:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
308

 
$
248

 
$
248

State
54

 
33

 
32

Foreign
131

 
52

 
64

Total current provision
$
493

 
$
333

 
$
344

Deferred provision (benefit):
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
(147
)
 
$
50

 
$
(4
)
State
(12
)
 
5

 
(2
)
Foreign
(17
)
 
(9
)
 
(3
)
Total deferred provision
(176
)
 
46

 
(9
)
Total provision for income taxes
$
317

 
$
379

 
$
335

Schedule of Pre-tax Income from Continuing Operations
The provision for income taxes is based on pre-tax income from continuing operations, which is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
United States
$
571

 
$
864

 
$
789

Foreign
335

 
173

 
264

Total
$
906

 
$
1,037

 
$
1,053

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Federal statutory income tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes
3.0

 
4.6

 
4.6

Federal benefit of state taxes
(1.0
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(1.6
)
Foreign rate differential
(3.0
)
 
(2.6
)
 
(2.6
)
Other
1.0

 
1.1

 
(3.6
)
Effective income tax rate
35.0
 %
 
36.5
 %
 
31.8
 %
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consist of the following (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred income tax assets:
 

 
 

Net operating loss carryforwards
$
223

 
$
228

Employee benefit accruals
111

 
98

Other deferred tax assets
151

 
112

Total gross deferred income tax assets
485

 
438

Less valuation allowance
(177
)
 
(167
)
Total deferred income tax assets
308

 
271

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets
2,464

 
2,606

Deferred contract costs
131

 
103

Other deferred tax liabilities
75

 
100

Total deferred income tax liabilities
2,670

 
2,809

Net deferred income tax liability
$
2,362

 
$
2,538



Deferred income taxes have been classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 as follows (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
Current assets
$
101

 
$
100

Noncurrent assets (included in other noncurrent assets)
25

 
22

Total deferred income tax assets
126

 
122

Current liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities)
(4
)
 
(2
)
Noncurrent liabilities
(2,484
)
 
(2,658
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(2,488
)
 
(2,660
)
Net deferred income tax liability
$
(2,362
)
 
$
(2,538
)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The following table reconciles the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period (in millions):
 
Gross Amount
Amounts of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2015
$
18

Amount of decreases due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations
(5
)
Assumed in SunGard acquisition
82

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
1

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period
2

Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2015
98

Amount of decreases due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations
(4
)
Amount of decreases due to settlements
(23
)
Increases as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
2

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period
14

Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2016
$
87