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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 consists of the following (in millions):
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current provision:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
53

 
$
169

 
$
476

State
46

 
50

 
81

Foreign
116

 
105

 
127

Total current provision
$
215

 
$
324

 
$
684

Deferred provision (benefit):
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
(47
)
 
$
(95
)
 
$
(979
)
State
7

 
(11
)
 
(24
)
Foreign
(75
)
 
(10
)
 
(2
)
Total deferred provision (benefit)
(115
)
 
(116
)
 
(1,005
)
Total Provision (benefit) for income taxes
$
100

 
$
208

 
$
(321
)


Total income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is allocated as follows (in millions):
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Tax expense (benefit) per statement of earnings
$
100

 
$
208

 
$
(321
)
Tax expense (benefit) attributable to discontinued operations

 
(1
)
 

Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency translation
240

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps
(41
)
 

 

Other components of other comprehensive earnings (loss)
(3
)
 
1

 
(11
)
Total income tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income
196

 
1

 
(11
)
Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
296

 
$
208

 
$
(332
)

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, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in millions):
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
United States
$
220

 
$
744

 
$
530

Foreign
193

 
360

 
446

Total
$
413

 
$
1,104

 
$
976


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, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Federal statutory income tax rate
21.0
 %
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes
2.5

 
3.0

 
2.4

Federal benefit of state taxes
(0.5
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.8
)
Foreign rate differential
(1.7
)
 

 
(5.1
)
Non-deductible executive compensation
10.6

 

 

Tax benefit from stock-based compensation
(8.1
)
 
(5.2
)
 
(6.7
)
State tax rate adjustment
5.1

 

 

Foreign-derived intangible income deduction
(3.3
)
 
(1.8
)
 

Research and development credit
(2.4
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(0.9
)
Unrecognized tax benefits
(1.4
)
 
(0.3
)
 

Book basis in excess of tax basis for dispositions

 
3.0

 
18.5

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

 

 
(73.1
)
Other
2.4

 
0.6

 
(2.2
)
Effective income tax rate
24.2
 %
 
18.8
 %
 
(32.9
)%


Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 consist of the following (in millions):
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred income tax assets:
 

 
 

Net operating loss carryforwards
$
177

 
$
108

Employee benefit accruals
177

 
58

Other deferred tax assets
142

 
105

Total gross deferred income tax assets
496

 
271

Less valuation allowance
(178
)
 
(116
)
Total deferred income tax assets
318

 
155

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets
(4,123
)
 
(1,291
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(208
)
 

Deferred contract costs
(125
)
 
(109
)
Other deferred tax liabilities
(105
)
 
(83
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(4,561
)
 
(1,483
)
Net deferred income tax liability
$
(4,243
)
 
$
(1,328
)


Deferred income taxes are classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 as follows (in millions):
 
2019
 
2018
Noncurrent assets (included in Other noncurrent assets)
$
38

 
$
32

Total deferred income tax assets
38

 
32

Noncurrent liabilities
(4,281
)
 
(1,360
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(4,281
)
 
(1,360
)
Net deferred income tax liability
$
(4,243
)
 
$
(1,328
)

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, 2018
$
75

Amount of decreases due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations
(4
)
Amount of decreases due to settlements
(12
)
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
1

Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2018
61

Amount of decreases due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations
(5
)
Amount of decreases due to settlements
(17
)
Increases as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
1

Assumed in Worldpay acquisition
5

Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2019
$
45