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INCOME TAX (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Before Income Tax
Income before provision for income taxes was as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
 202520242023
United States $387,841 $306,402 $196,538 
Foreign 2,477 1,765 1,698 
Income before income taxes$390,318 $308,167 $198,236 
Schedule of Income Tax Provision on Income From Operations Income tax provision on income from operations consists of the following:
 Years Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Current:   
Federal$10,053 $60,612 $85,715 
State20,004 14,807 19,803 
Foreign807 385 503 
 Total current provision for taxes30,864 75,804 106,021 
Deferred
Federal41,996 (27,089)(63,649)
State1,855 (3,574)(10,055)
Total deferred provision for (benefit from) taxes43,851 (30,663)(73,704)
Income tax provision$74,715 $45,141 $32,317 
Schedule of Reconciliation of U.s. Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Expense Rate
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the 21% U.S. statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax expense rate for operations after the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
 2025%
U.S. federal statutory tax rate$81,967 21.0 %
State and local income taxes. net of federal income tax effect1
17,658 4.5 
Foreign tax effects287 0.1 
Effect of cross-border tax laws
(121)— 
Tax credits(18,398)(4.7)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Excess tax benefits of share-based compensation(15,047)(3.9)
Executive compensation4,009 1.0 
Other 2,222 0.6 
Changes in uncertain tax positions
2,138 0.5 
Effective tax rate$74,715 19.1 %
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the 21% U.S. statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax expense rate for operations before the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
 20242023
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate$64,715 $41,630 
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit8,917 6,881 
Excess tax benefits of share-based compensation(21,143)(9,325)
Tax credits(22,095)(20,494)
Non-deductible business expenses4,786 5,191 
Uncertain tax positions10,109 7,647 
Other, net(148)787 
 $45,141 $32,317 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of the major items recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 are:
 20252024
Deferred income tax assets:  
Capitalized research and experimental expenditures$96,038 $157,812 
Operating expenses not currently deductible11,961 8,593 
Share-based compensation and other employee benefit plans
24,842 22,095 
Loss and credit carryforwards5,349 5,836 
Deferred revenue7,516 1,670 
Other55 
Total deferred income tax assets145,715 196,061 
Valuation allowance(1,133)(794)
Total deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance144,582 195,267 
Deferred income tax liabilities:  
Intangible assets(211,411)(223,459)
Property and equipment(8,794)(5,624)
Prepaid expenses(19,440)(13,687)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(239,645)(242,770)
Net deferred income tax liabilities$(95,063)$(47,503)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table provides a reconciliation of the gross unrecognized tax benefits from uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31:
20252024
Balance at beginning of period$29,755 $20,869 
Additions for tax positions of prior period2,095 4,970 
Reductions for tax positions of prior period(103)— 
Additions for tax positions of current period5,078 4,346 
Settlements(496)— 
Expiration of statutes of limitations(4,190)(430)
Balance at end of period$32,139 $29,755 
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid
The Company paid income taxes in the following jurisdictions as of December 31:
 2025
U.S federal taxes $26,007 
State and local taxes
California 2,289 
Other11,825 
Foreign taxes640 
Total income taxes paid$40,761