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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities
The significant components of our deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below:
 DECEMBER 31,
 20202019
Deferred Tax Assets:  
Accrued liabilities and other adjustments$52,527 $53,197 
Net operating loss carryforwards96,710 99,240 
Federal benefit of unrecognized tax benefits— 3,039 
Valuation allowance(46,938)(60,003)
102,299 95,473 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:  
Other assets, principally due to differences in amortization(186,682)(177,645)
Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation(59,711)(67,515)
Other(29,265)(21,903)
(275,658)(267,063)
Net deferred tax liability$(173,359)$(171,590)
The deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below:
 DECEMBER 31,
 20202019
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (Included in Other, a component of Other assets, net)$25,018 $16,538 
Deferred income taxes(198,377)(188,128)
Roll forward of Valuation allowance
Rollforward of the valuation allowance is as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR
CHARGED
(CREDITED) TO
EXPENSE
OTHER
INCREASES/
(DECREASES)(1)
BALANCE
AT END OF
THE YEAR
2020$60,003 $(8,337)$(4,728)$46,938 
201955,666 6,211 (1,874)60,003 
201861,756 3,568 (9,658)55,666 
(1)Other increases and decreases in valuation allowances are primarily related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Components of income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202020192018
United States$276,145 $203,225 $203,078 
Canada52,332 48,326 53,779 
Other Foreign44,228 76,591 153,454 
$372,705 $328,142 $410,311 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 consist of the following components:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202020192018
Federal—current$(10,424)$7,262 $703 
Federal—deferred8,834 (3,356)(4,162)
State—current2,956 3,943 918 
State—deferred(625)(1,126)627 
Foreign—current50,063 49,350 45,371 
Foreign—deferred(21,195)3,858 (704)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes$29,609 $59,931 $42,753 
9. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
Reconciliation of total income tax expense and amount computed by applying the federal income tax rate
A reconciliation of total income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the current federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% to income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, is as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202020192018
Computed "expected” tax provision$78,268 $68,910 $86,165 
Changes in income taxes resulting from:   
Tax adjustment relating to REIT(60,378)(40,577)(35,165)
State taxes (net of federal tax benefit)2,258 2,115 1,599 
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance (net operating losses)(8,337)6,211 3,568 
(Reversal) reserve accrual and audit settlements (net of federal tax benefit)(7,409)514 (13,985)
Foreign tax rate differential9,472 8,562 1,031 
Disallowed foreign interest, Subpart F income, and other foreign taxes20,242 14,241 903 
Other, net(4,507)(45)(1,363)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes$29,609 $59,931 $42,753 
The primary reconciling items between the federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% and our overall effective tax rate were:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
20202019
2018
The benefit derived from the dividends paid deduction of $60,378 and the impact of differences in the tax rates at which our foreign earnings are subject to, resulting in a tax provision of $9,472.
The benefit derived from the dividends paid deduction of $40,577 and the impact of differences in the tax rates at which our foreign earnings are subject to, resulting in a tax provision of $8,562.
The benefit derived from the dividends paid deduction of $35,165, the impact of differences in the tax rates at which our foreign earnings are subject to, resulting in a tax provision of $1,031 and a discrete tax benefit of approximately $14,000 associated with the resolution of a tax matter (which was included as a component of Accrued expenses in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017).
As a REIT, we are entitled to a deduction for dividends paid, resulting in a substantial reduction of federal income tax expense. As a REIT, substantially all of our income tax expense will be incurred based on the earnings generated by our foreign subsidiaries and our domestic TRSs.
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits
A rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 2017$38,533 
Gross additions based on tax positions related to the current year3,147 
Gross additions for tax positions of prior years981 
Gross reductions for tax positions of prior years(2,865)
Lapses of statutes(4,462)
Settlements(14)
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 201835,320 
Gross additions based on tax positions related to the current year2,914 
Gross additions for tax positions of prior years1,271 
Gross reductions for tax positions of prior years(299)
Lapses of statutes(4,034)
Settlements(104)
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 201935,068 
Gross additions based on tax positions related to the current year2,907 
Gross additions for tax positions of prior years80 
Gross reductions for tax positions of prior years(5,617)
Lapses of statutes(4,480)
Settlements(1,989)
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 2020$25,969