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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Before Income Taxes | Income before income taxes from continuing operations consisted of the following:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Domestic | $ | 1,463,029 |  |  | $ | 1,287,976 |  |  | $ | 1,307,299 |
International | 55,465 |  |  | 30,286 |  |  | (111,860) |
| $ | 1,518,494 |  |  | $ | 1,318,262 |  |  | $ | 1,195,439 |
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Income tax expense for continuing operations consisted of the following:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 216,539 |  |  | $ | 47,171 |  |  | $ | 208,339 |
State | 15,601 |  |  | 21,442 |  |  | 58,026 |
International | 14,247 |  |  | 17,481 |  |  | 15,545 |
Total current income tax | 246,387 |  |  | 86,094 |  |  | 281,910 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 59,528 |  |  | 198,623 |  |  | 44,263 |
State | 5,342 |  |  | 27,206 |  |  | (25,836) |
International | (4,525) |  |  | 2,009 |  |  | (20,709) |
Total deferred income tax | 60,345 |  |  | 227,838 |  |  | (2,282) |
| $ | 306,732 |  |  | $ | 313,932 |  |  | $ | 279,628 |
Schedule of allocation of income tax expense (benefit) between continuing and discontinued operations. | Income taxes are allocated between continuing and discontinued operations as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Continuing operations | $ | 306,732 |  |  | $ | 313,932 |  |  | $ | 279,628 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | 1,657 |  |  | 40,689 |
| $ | 306,732 |  |  | $ | 315,589 |  |  | $ | 320,317 |
Reconciliation between U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate | The reconciliation between the Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations and the U.S. federal income tax rate is as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Federal income tax rate | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 3.0 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 2.3 |
Equity compensation | (2.4) |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Federal and international tax rate adjustments | 1.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Nondeductible executive compensation | 0.8 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.8 |
Political advocacy costs | 0.2 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 0.2 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | (0.1) |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 2.4 |
Change in international valuation allowance | (1.0) |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.3 |
Other | 1.0 |  |  | (0.6) |  |  | (0.2) |
Impact of noncontrolling interests primarily attributable to non-tax paying entities | (3.6) |  |  | (4.8) |  |  | (4.9) |
Effective tax rate | 20.2 | % |  | 23.8 | % |  | 23.4 | %
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Arising from Temporary Differences | Deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from temporary differences for continuing operations were as follows:
| December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Receivables | $ | 8,430 |  |  | $ | 9,324 |
Accrued liabilities | 67,993 |  |  | 64,982 |
Operating lease liabilities | 581,199 |  |  | 584,656 |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 162,987 |  |  | 167,398 |
Other | 52,434 |  |  | 62,110 |
Deferred tax assets | 873,043 |  |  | 888,470 |
Valuation allowance | (100,616) |  |  | (114,824) |
Net deferred tax assets | 772,427 |  |  | 773,646 |
Intangible assets | (644,039) |  |  | (634,736) |
Property and equipment | (283,913) |  |  | (274,742) |
Operating lease assets | (530,839) |  |  | (532,082) |
Investments in partnerships | (84,407) |  |  | (101,996) |
Other | (37,274) |  |  | (39,690) |
Deferred tax liabilities | (1,580,472) |  |  | (1,583,246) |
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (808,045) |  |  | $ | (809,600) |
Reported as: |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | (830,954) |  |  | $ | (809,600) |
Deferred tax assets (included in Other long-term assets) | 22,909 |  |  | — |
| $ | (808,045) |  |  | $ | (809,600) |
Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Do Not Meet the More-Likely-Than-Not Threshold | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits that do not meet the more-likely-than-not threshold is as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
Beginning balance | $ | 70,202 |  |  | $ | 68,214 |
Additions for tax positions related to current year | 3,335 |  |  | 2,293 |
Additions for tax positions related to prior years | 22,616 |  |  | 258 |
Reductions related to lapse of applicable statute | (751) |  |  | (133) |
Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities | (22,378) |  |  | (430) |
Ending balance | $ | 73,024 |  |  | $ | 70,202 |

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