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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of net deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 (in millions):

    

As of December 31,

 

2023

    

2022

Deferred tax assets:

Accrued compensation and benefits

$

19.3

$

16.1

Property, equipment and technology, net

 

12.7

 

16.0

Investments

83.7

95.1

Operating leases

42.6

37.1

Other

 

84.2

 

75.7

Subtotal

242.5

240.0

Valuation allowances

(11.8)

(17.5)

Total deferred tax assets

 

230.7

 

222.5

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

Intangibles

(384.7)

 

(390.1)

Property, equipment and technology, net

(17.4)

 

(20.4)

Prepaid expenses or assets

(4.4)

(4.4)

Operating leases

(33.9)

(28.2)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(440.4)

 

(443.1)

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

(209.7)

$

(220.6)

Schedule of provision for income taxes

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consists of the following (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

    

2023

    

2022

    

2021

 

Current tax expense:

Federal

$

188.1

$

210.4

$

148.4

State

 

97.8

 

130.2

 

83.4

Foreign

 

15.5

 

13.0

 

14.2

Total current tax expense

 

301.4

 

353.6

 

246.0

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:

Federal

(3.4)

(126.2)

(24.3)

State

1.5

(22.7)

(7.3)

Foreign

 

(13.3)

 

(6.8)

 

12.7

Total deferred income tax benefit

 

(15.2)

 

(155.7)

 

(18.9)

Total

$

286.2

$

197.9

$

227.1

Schedule of income from continuing operations before taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, income before taxes consists of the following (in millions):

    

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

    

2022

    

2021

U.S. operations

$

1,010.5

$

401.3

$

714.0

Foreign operations

 

37.1

 

31.6

 

42.1

Total

$

1,047.6

$

432.9

$

756.1

Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2023

    

2022

    

2021

Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate

21.0

%

21.0

%

21.0

%

Impact of federal, state and local tax law & rate changes, net

%

(0.5)

%

1.9

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

4.3

%

4.5

%

4.3

%

Uncertain tax positions

2.9

%

20.6

%

3.2

%

Deduction for foreign-derived intangible income

(0.4)

%

(1.0)

%

(0.6)

%

Valuation allowances

(0.5)

%

0.6

%

%

Other, net

 

%

0.5

%

0.2

%

Effective income tax rate

 

27.3

%

45.7

%

30.0

%

Schedule of reconciliation of beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows (in millions):

2023

    

2022

    

2021

Balance as of January 1

$

212.1

$

162.1

$

138.6

Gross increases related to prior year tax positions

21.8

3.4

Gross decreases related to prior year tax positions

(1.5)

(0.2)

Gross increases related to current year tax positions

31.1

32.9

26.5

Settlements

(2.5)

(3.7)

Lapse of statute of limitations

(1.7)

(1.0)

(6.2)

Balance as of December 31

 

$

237.5

$

212.1

$

162.1

Schedule of tax years currently under audit or remain open and subject to examination by the tax authorities

U.S. Federal

 

2020-2023

California

2015-2023

Illinois

 

2020-2023

New York

 

2015-2023

New York City

2015-2023

United Kingdom

 

2020-2023

Netherlands

 

2017-2023