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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Mattel's provision for income taxes was $86.9 million and $72.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $106.4 million and $94.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Mattel recognized a net discrete income tax benefit of $2.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025. Mattel recognized a net discrete income tax benefit of $12.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, primarily related to a change of its indefinite reinvestment assertion with respect to certain foreign subsidiary earnings. Mattel recognized a net discrete income tax benefit of $3.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily related to previously unrecognized tax benefits, partially offset by the establishment of a valuation allowance on certain foreign deferred tax assets. Mattel recognized a net discrete income tax benefit of $16.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily related to tax elections filed to amortize certain intangible assets transferred as part of Mattel's intra-group intellectual property rights transfer and previously unrecognized tax benefits.
Evaluating the need for and the amount of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets often requires significant judgment and extensive analysis of all available evidence to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that these assets will be realizable. Mattel routinely assesses the positive and negative evidence for this realizability, including the evaluation of sustained profitability and three years of cumulative pretax income for each tax jurisdiction. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, there were no material changes to Mattel's valuation allowance.
In the normal course of business, Mattel is regularly audited by federal, state, and foreign tax authorities. Based on the current status of federal, state, and foreign audits, Mattel believes it is reasonably possible that in the next 12 months, the total unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $15.7 million related to the settlement of tax audits and/or the expiration of statutes of limitations. The ultimate settlement of any particular issue with the applicable taxing authority could have a material impact on Mattel's consolidated financial statements.
On July 4, 2025, H.R.1- the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA contains significant provisions, including the permanent extension or restoration of certain expiring corporate income tax provisions, originally introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and incremental modifications to the international tax framework. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective for the tax year beginning after December 31, 2024, and others effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. Mattel has evaluated the OBBBA provisions enacted during the quarter and has included the related impact in the provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2025, which was not material. Mattel will continue to assess the potential future tax implications of this legislation and monitor future developments, including regulatory guidance and interpretations as they become available.