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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Pretax Income
The components of pretax income are as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
202420232022
(currency in thousands)
United States$263,321 $283,233 $334,994 
Foreign602,714 506,275 492,136 
$866,035 $789,508 $827,130 
Schedule of Provisions for Income Taxes
Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
202420232022
(currency in thousands)
Current tax provision:
Federal$12,163 $78,239 $88,745 
State24,501 40,436 35,320 
Foreign169,093 135,494 144,139 
$205,757 $254,169 $268,204 
Deferred tax provision (benefit):
Federal$18,006 $(30,499)$(31,143)
State(12,836)(24,771)(9,471)
Foreign(33,983)(36,302)(51,767)
$(28,813)$(91,572)$(92,381)
Total tax provision$176,944 $162,597 $175,823 
Schedules of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The breakdown of net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As of November 30,
20242023
(currency in thousands)
Deferred tax assets$36,059 $79,512 
Deferred tax liabilities(812,763)(893,021)
Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$(776,704)$(813,509)
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As of November 30,
20242023
(currency in thousands)
Assets:
Loss carryforwards$87,043 $82,014 
Lease liabilities110,166 103,013 
Accrued liabilities118,272 127,399 
Foreign tax credit carryforwards36,290 45,732 
Disallowed interest expense21,976 23,368 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales return reserves19,713 34,476 
Capitalized inventory costs11,974 12,106 
Unrealized losses on hedges11,971 13,806 
Acquisition and transaction related costs5,255 7,617 
Share-based compensation expense15,575 16,548 
Deferred revenue12,129 7,016 
Long-lived assets4,665 6,188 
Other, net3,251 688 
458,280 479,971 
Less: valuation allowance(80,640)(92,371)
Total deferred tax assets$377,640 $387,600 
Liabilities:  
Long-lived assets$(1,017,777)$(1,090,615)
Lease right-of-use assets(106,821)(99,831)
Deferred costs(12,279)(3,905)
Deferred taxes on unremitted earnings(5,116)— 
Other, net(12,351)(6,758)
Total deferred tax liabilities$(1,154,344)$(1,201,109)
Net deferred tax liability$(776,704)$(813,509)
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,
202420232022
United States federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit1.0 1.1 1.8 
Global intangible low taxed income0.4 0.7 0.2 
Tax on foreign earnings different than US federal rate(2.5)(3.0)(2.5)
Net changes in deferred tax valuation allowances(1.4)(0.2)(0.9)
Interest not subject to tax, net0.1 0.1 0.3 
Foreign withholding taxes2.4 0.6 — 
Capital loss carryback— — (1.0)
Net changes in reserves for uncertain tax positions(0.3)— (0.1)
Stock compensation related to Tech Data equity awards— 0.9 1.4 
Other, net(0.3)(0.6)1.1 
Effective income tax rate20.4 %20.6 %21.3 %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The aggregate changes in the balances of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, during fiscal years 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (currency in thousands):
For the year ended November 30:202420232022
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period$18,940 $20,695 $26,330 
Increases in tax positions for prior years1,068 859 1,069 
Decreases in tax positions for prior years(1,219)(3,093)(189)
Increases in tax positions for current year1,390 3,101 955 
Expiration of statutes of limitation(3,167)(2,874)(3,074)
Settlements— — (3,375)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies(215)252 (1,021)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of period$16,797 $18,940 $20,695