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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Pretax Income
The components of pretax income are as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
202320222021
(currency in thousands)
United States$283,233 $334,994 $246,331 
Foreign506,275 492,136 220,154 
$789,508 $827,130 $466,485 
Schedule of Provisions for Income Taxes
Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
202320222021
(currency in thousands)
Current tax provision:
Federal$78,239 $88,745 $(8,838)
State40,436 35,320 13,916 
Foreign135,494 144,139 66,660 
$254,169 $268,204 $71,738 
Deferred tax provision (benefit):
Federal$(30,499)$(31,143)$13,597 
State(24,771)(9,471)(675)
Foreign(36,302)(51,767)(13,244)
$(91,572)$(92,381)$(322)
Total tax provision$162,597 $175,823 $71,416 
Schedules of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The breakdown of net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As of November 30,
20232022
(currency in thousands)
Deferred tax assets$79,512 $46,523 
Deferred tax liabilities(893,021)(942,250)
Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$(813,509)$(895,727)
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As of November 30,
20232022
(currency in thousands)
Assets:
Loss carryforwards$82,014 $82,192 
Lease liabilities103,013 96,236 
Accrued liabilities127,399 104,370 
Foreign tax credit carryforwards45,732 50,090 
Disallowed interest expense23,368 21,271 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales return reserves34,476 29,046 
Capitalized inventory costs12,106 6,541 
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges13,806 3,820 
Acquisition and transaction related costs7,617 10,024 
Share-based compensation expense16,548 15,530 
Deferred revenue7,016 6,958 
Long-lived assets6,188 7,461 
Other, net688 2,385 
479,971 435,924 
Less: valuation allowance(92,371)(102,891)
Total deferred tax assets$387,600 $333,033 
Liabilities:  
Long-lived assets$(1,090,615)$(1,112,041)
Lease right-of-use assets(99,831)(96,738)
Deferred costs(3,905)(8,214)
Capitalized marketing program costs(404)(2,949)
Other, net(6,354)(8,818)
Total deferred tax liabilities$(1,201,109)$(1,228,760)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset$(813,509)$(895,727)
Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Income Tax Rate
The reconciliation of the statutory United States federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
202320222021
United States federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit1.1 1.8 2.5 
Global intangible low taxed income0.7 0.2 0.6 
Tax on foreign earnings different than US federal rate(3.0)(2.5)1.6 
Net changes in deferred tax valuation allowances(0.2)(0.9)(0.4)
Interest not subject to tax, net0.1 0.3 0.2 
Capital loss carryback— (1.0)(9.6)
Net changes in reserves for uncertain tax positions— (0.1)(0.7)
Stock compensation related to Tech Data equity awards0.9 1.4 — 
Other, net— 1.1 0.1 
Effective income tax rate20.6 %21.3 %15.3 %
Summary of Aggregate Changes in Balances of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The aggregate changes in the balances of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, during fiscal years 2023, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (currency in thousands):
For the year ended November 30:202320222021
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period$20,695 $26,330 $12,513 
Increases in tax positions for prior years and acquisitions859 1,069 17,579 
Decreases in tax positions for prior years(3,093)(189)— 
Increases in tax positions for current year3,101 955 827 
Expiration of statutes of limitation(2,874)(3,074)(3,768)
Settlements— (3,375)— 
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies252 (1,021)(821)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of period$18,940 $20,695 $26,330