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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Current

   $ 94,128       $ 73,938       $ 50,553   

Deferred

     (26,887      (6,510      12,485   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 67,241       $ 67,428       $ 63,038   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred income taxes are comprised of the following components:

 

     As of September 30,  
     2015      2014  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Deferred revenue

   $ 69,680       $ 49,624   

Employee compensation and benefits

     75,401         72,832   

Intangible assets, computer software and intellectual property

     14,937         11,481   

Tax credits, net capital and operating loss carryforwards

     114,709         163,913   

Other

     68,300         47,301   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     343,027         345,151   

Valuation allowances

     (112,165      (128,207
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, net

     230,862         216,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Anticipated withholdings on subsidiaries’ earnings

     (58,774      (56,868

Intangible assets, computer software and intellectual property

     (118,650      (113,920

Other

     (19,886      (24,262
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (197,310      (195,050
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 33,552       $ 21,894   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Effective Income Tax Rate Varied from Statutory Guernsey Tax Rate

The effective income tax rate varied from the statutory Guernsey tax rate as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Statutory Guernsey tax rate

     0     0     0

Foreign taxes(1)

     13        14        13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

     13     14     13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) In fiscal 2015, foreign taxes included a net benefit of $7,594 due to settlements of tax audits in certain jurisdictions that resulted in a reduction to the Company’s provision for gross unrecognized tax benefits, partially offset by an increase to the Company’s taxes payable. Foreign taxes in fiscal 2015 also included a decrease of $17,232 that was attributable to the expiration of statutes of limitations related to unrecognized tax benefits accumulated over several years in certain jurisdictions, which was partially offset by a provision for a new uncertain tax position of $6,000 recognized during fiscal 2015. In addition, foreign taxes in fiscal 2015 included a net benefit of $22,895 resulting from the release of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets at several of the Company’s subsidiaries, which will, more likely than not, be realized due to the Company’s projections of future taxable income. In fiscal 2014, foreign taxes included a benefit of $18,709 attributable to the expiration during fiscal 2014 of statutes of limitations related to unrecognized tax benefits accumulated over several years in certain jurisdictions, as well as a benefit of $14,557 as a result of a tax position settled during fiscal 2014. In fiscal 2013, foreign taxes included a benefit of $29,786 attributable to the expiration during fiscal 2013 of statutes of limitations related to unrecognized tax benefits accumulated over several years in certain jurisdictions.
Aggregate Changes in Balance of Company's Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The aggregate changes in the balance of the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Balance at beginning of fiscal year

   $ 123,942      $ 130,371      $ 133,874   

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     22,314        22,821        19,527   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     11,125        4,016        10,750   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

                     

Settlements with tax authorities

     (13,443     (14,557     (3,994

Lapse of statute of limitations

     (17,232     (18,709     (29,786
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of fiscal year

   $ 126,706      $ 123,942      $ 130,371