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Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
12. Income Taxes
The Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes was $147.9 million and $273.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately 20% and 23% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is primarily comprised of the 21% U.S. federal corporate income tax rate plus U.S. state and foreign corporate income taxes and tax deductions resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units during the period, the impact of which was greater during the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to a larger number of vested units and a higher share price. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 also reflects a deferred tax benefit resulting from a reduction in certain future foreign withholding taxes. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had federal, state, local and foreign
taxes payable of $100.0 million and $93.3 million, respectively, which is recorded as a component of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal and certain state, local and foreign tax regulators. With a few exceptions, as of March 31, 2022, the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for years 2018 through 2020 are open under the normal three-year statute of limitations and therefore subject to examination. State and local tax returns are generally subject to audit from 2016 to 2020. Foreign tax returns are generally subject to audit from 2011 to 2020. Certain of the Company’s affiliates are currently under audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities.
The Company does not believe that the outcome of these audits will require it to record material reserves for uncertain tax positions or that the outcome will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.