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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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, 2021 and 2020 are presented below:
 DECEMBER 31,
 20212020
Deferred Tax Assets:  
Accrued liabilities and other adjustments$54,859 $52,527 
Net operating loss carryforwards90,996 96,710 
Valuation allowance(51,744)(46,938)
94,111 102,299 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:  
Other assets, principally due to differences in amortization(178,657)(186,682)
Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation(76,204)(59,711)
Other(46,281)(29,265)
(301,142)(275,658)
Net deferred tax liability$(207,031)$(173,359)
The deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented below:
 DECEMBER 31,
 20212020
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (Included in Other, a component of Other assets, net)$16,903 $25,018 
Deferred income taxes(223,934)(198,377)
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
2021$46,938 $8,406 $(3,600)$51,744 
202060,003 (8,337)(4,728)46,938 
201955,666 6,211 (1,874)60,003 
(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, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202120202019
United States$212,460 $276,145 $203,225 
Canada78,780 52,332 48,326 
Other Foreign337,775 44,228 76,591 
$629,015 $372,705 $328,142 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consist of the following components:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202120202019
Federal—current$54,867 $(10,424)$7,262 
Federal—deferred14,322 8,834 (3,356)
State—current9,566 2,956 3,943 
State—deferred(526)(625)(1,126)
Foreign—current83,154 50,063 49,350 
Foreign—deferred14,907 (21,195)3,858 
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes$176,290 $29,609 $59,931 
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, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202120202019
Computed "expected” tax provision$132,093 $78,268 $68,910 
Changes in income taxes resulting from:   
Tax adjustment relating to REIT(8,203)(60,378)(40,577)
State taxes (net of federal tax benefit)8,027 2,258 2,115 
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance (net operating losses)8,406 (8,337)6,211 
Withholding Taxes23,654 6,835 5,281 
Reserve (reversal) accrual and audit settlements (net of federal tax benefit)3,072 (7,409)514 
Foreign tax rate differential9,856 9,472 8,562 
Disallowed foreign interest, Subpart F income, and other foreign taxes(3,437)13,407 8,960 
Other, net2,822 (4,507)(45)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes$176,290 $29,609 $59,931 
The primary reconciling items between the federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% and our overall effective tax rate were:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
20212020
2019
The benefit derived from the dividends paid deduction of $8,203 which was offset by (1) the impact of differences in the tax rates at which our foreign earnings are subject to, resulting in a tax provision of $9,856, and (2) foreign withholding taxes of $23,654, which were either paid during the year or accrued, for the deferred tax liability for the U.S. tax impact of undistributed earnings of foreign TRSs that are no longer intended to be permanently reinvested outside the United States.
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.
Rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits
A rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 2018$35,320 
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, 202025,969 
Gross additions based on tax positions related to the current year3,893 
Gross additions for tax positions of prior years344 
Gross reductions for tax positions of prior years(536)
Lapses of statutes(1,663)
Settlements(235)
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 2021$27,772