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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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, 2023 and 2022 are presented below:
 DECEMBER 31,
 
2023(1)
2022
Deferred Tax Assets:  
Accrued liabilities and other adjustments$100,476 $80,159 
Net operating loss carryforwards158,363 97,161 
Valuation allowance(103,897)(47,514)
154,942 129,806 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:  
Other assets, principally due to differences in amortization(220,218)(243,150)
Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation(90,156)(78,486)
Other(65,909)(52,786)
(376,283)(374,422)
Net deferred tax liability$(221,341)$(244,616)
(1)Prior to 2023, certain of our non-United States tax loss carryforwards were determined to have a remote possibility of realization and therefore were not reported in the table above. In connection with the implementation of the OECD (as defined below) global minimum tax initiative known as Pillar Two (as defined below), any existing deferred taxes not disclosed in our 2023 financial statements will not be available in the future to reduce tax otherwise due under Pillar Two. Accordingly, beginning in 2023, we are disclosing in the above table the tax effects of these non-United States tax loss carryforwards offset with a full valuation allowance.
The deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented below:
 DECEMBER 31,
 20232022
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (Included in Other, a component of Other assets, net)$14,069 $18,389 
Deferred income taxes(235,410)(263,005)
Roll forward of Valuation allowance
A rollforward of the valuation allowance is as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR
CHARGED (CREDITED) TO
EXPENSE(2)
OTHER INCREASES/(DECREASES)(1)(2)
BALANCE
AT END OF
THE YEAR
2023$47,514 $4,855 $51,528 $103,897 
202251,744 (1,333)(2,897)47,514 
202146,938 8,406 (3,600)51,744 
(1)Other decreases and increases in valuation allowances are primarily related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
(2)Prior to 2023, certain of our non-United States tax loss carryforwards were determined to have a remote possibility of realization and therefore were not reported in the table above. In connection with the implementation of the OECD global minimum tax initiative known as Pillar Two, any existing deferred taxes not disclosed in our 2023 financial statements will not be available in the future to reduce tax otherwise due under Pillar Two. Accordingly, beginning in 2023, we are disclosing in the above table the tax effects of these non-United States tax loss carryforwards offset with a full valuation allowance.
Components of income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
The components of net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202320222021
United States$76,012 $449,241 $212,460 
Canada111,331 103,826 78,780 
Other Foreign39,863 78,571 337,775 
Net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes$227,206 $631,638 $629,015 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consist of the following components:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202320222021
Federal—current$1,255 $24,331 $54,867 
Federal—deferred(18,488)(30,581)14,322 
State—current1,544 8,553 9,566 
State—deferred(4,630)(3,728)(526)
Foreign—current72,408 92,525 83,154 
Foreign—deferred(12,146)(21,611)14,907 
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes$39,943 $69,489 $176,290 
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 net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202320222021
Computed "expected" tax provision
$47,713 $132,644 $132,093 
Changes in income taxes resulting from:   
Tax adjustment relating to REIT(39,299)(82,620)(8,203)
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit(3,147)4,043 8,027 
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance (net of operating losses)4,855 (1,333)8,406 
Withholding taxes11,658 10,600 23,654 
(Reversal) reserve accrual and audit settlements, net of federal tax benefit(6,999)40 3,072 
Change in valuation of acquisition contingencies3,242 (19,656)— 
Foreign tax rate differential6,876 22,227 9,856 
Disallowed foreign interest, Subpart F income, and other foreign taxes14,405 2,820 (3,437)
Other, net639 724 2,822 
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes$39,943 $69,489 $176,290 
The primary reconciling items between the federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% and our overall effective tax rate were:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
202320222021
The benefits derived from the dividends paid deduction of $39,299 and the differences in the tax rates to which our foreign earnings are subject of $6,876. In addition, there were gains and losses recorded in Other expense (income), net during the period, for which there was no tax impact.
The benefits derived from the dividends paid deduction of $82,620 and the differences in the tax rates to which our foreign earnings are subject of $22,227. In addition, there were gains and losses recorded in Other expense (income), net and Gain (loss) on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net during the period for which there were insignificant tax impacts.
The benefits derived from the dividends paid deduction of $8,203 which was offset by (i) 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 (ii) foreign withholding taxes of $23,654, which were either paid during the year or accrued, for the deferred tax liability for the United States tax impact of undistributed earnings of foreign TRSs that are no longer intended to be permanently reinvested outside the United States.
Rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits
A rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Gross tax contingencies—January 1, 2021$25,969 
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, 202127,772 
Gross additions based on tax positions related to the current year2,271 
Gross additions for tax positions of prior years723 
Gross reductions for tax positions of prior years(1,866)
Acquired unrecognized tax benefits1,354 
Lapses of statutes(2,501)
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 202227,753 
Gross additions based on tax positions related to the current year3,511 
Gross additions for tax positions of prior years634 
Gross reductions for tax positions of prior years(5,454)
Lapses of statutes(2,874)
Gross tax contingencies—December 31, 2023$23,570