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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, consists of the following (in millions):
 202020192018
Current provision:   
Federal$81 $53 $169 
State50 46 50 
Foreign176 116 105 
Total current provision$307 $215 $324 
Deferred provision (benefit):   
Federal$(53)$(47)$(95)
State(28)(11)
Foreign(130)(75)(10)
Total deferred provision (benefit)(211)(115)(116)
Total Provision (benefit) for income taxes$96 $100 $208 
Total income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is allocated as follows (in millions):
 202020192018
Tax expense (benefit) per statement of earnings$96 $100 $208 
Tax expense (benefit) attributable to discontinued operations— — (1)
Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency translation(154)240 — 
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps(7)(41)— 
Other components of other comprehensive earnings (loss)— (3)
Total income tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income(161)196 
Total income tax expense (benefit)$(65)$296 $208 
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, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in millions):
 202020192018
United States$441 $220 $744 
Foreign(175)193 360 
Total$266 $413 $1,104 
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, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:
 202020192018
Federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes14.6 2.5 2.9 
Federal benefit of state taxes(3.1)(0.5)(0.6)
Foreign rate differential(10.1)(1.7)— 
U.K. tax rate adjustment38.2 — — 
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation(18.1)(8.1)(5.2)
Acquisition-related items(15.9)1.8 — 
Book basis in excess of tax basis for goodwill impairment and disposition9.2 — 3.0 
Non-deductible executive compensation9.0 10.6 0.4 
CVR liability fair value and foreign currency adjustment8.2 0.7  
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction(7.2)(3.3)(1.8)
Return to provision adjustments(4.9)(0.4)(0.3)
Research and development credit(4.1)(2.4)(0.9)
State tax rate adjustment(2.8)5.1 — 
Cares Act net operating loss adjustment(2.3)— — 
Withholding tax on distribution2.1 — (0.4)
Deferred tax and other rate adjustments1.1 0.2 — 
Unrecognized tax benefits0.3 (1.4)(0.3)
Global intangible low-tax income— — 1.1 
Other0.8 0.1 (0.1)
Effective income tax rate36.0 %24.2 %18.8 %
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, consist of the following (in millions):
 20202019
Deferred income tax assets:  
Net operating loss carryforwards$221 $177 
Employee benefit accruals155 177 
Other deferred tax assets204 142 
Total gross deferred income tax assets580 496 
Less valuation allowance(204)(178)
Total deferred income tax assets376 318 
Deferred income tax liabilities:  
Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets(3,945)(4,123)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(95)(208)
Deferred contract costs(173)(125)
Other deferred tax liabilities(140)(105)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(4,353)(4,561)
Net deferred income tax liability$(3,977)$(4,243)
Deferred income taxes are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, as follows (in millions):
 20202019
Noncurrent assets (included in Other noncurrent assets)$40 $38 
Total deferred income tax assets40 38 
Noncurrent liabilities(4,017)(4,281)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(4,017)(4,281)
Net deferred income tax liability$(3,977)$(4,243)
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 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
Assumed in Worldpay acquisition
Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 201945 
Amount of decreases due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations(1)
Amount of decreases due to settlements(9)
Increases as a result of tax positions taken in the current period
Amount of unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2020$44