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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Domestic and Foreign Components of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Domestic

 

$

(4,501

)

 

$

(168

)

 

$

(470

)

Foreign

 

 

(1,961

)

 

 

209

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

$

(6,462

)

 

$

41

 

 

$

(392

)

Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes consisted of (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(5

)

 

$

23

 

State

 

 

4

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

1

 

Foreign

 

 

60

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

161

 

Total current income tax provision

 

 

57

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

185

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(344

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

(332

)

State

 

 

(18

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2

)

Foreign

 

 

(64

)

 

 

(74

)

 

 

(7

)

Total deferred income tax provision

 

 

(426

)

 

 

(63

)

 

 

(341

)

Total income tax provision

 

$

(369

)

 

$

63

 

 

$

(156

)

Difference Between Effective Tax Rate

The difference between the effective tax rate reflected in the provision for income taxes and the U.S. federal statutory rate was as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Federal income tax at U.S. statutory rate

 

$

(1,357

)

 

$

9

 

 

$

(137

)

Foreign income tax rate differential

 

 

(40

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(21

)

Goodwill impairment

 

 

666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

61

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

38

 

Foreign dividends, net of foreign tax credits

 

 

163

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

(132

)

Tax rate change on timing differences

 

 

1

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(245

)

Change in uncertain tax positions

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

81

 

Prior years taxes

 

 

3

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(26

)

Tax impact on foreign exchange

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

5

 

Change in deferred tax valuation allowance

 

 

218

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

280

 

State income taxes - net of federal benefit

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(1

)

Tax exempt income

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

Income tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(4

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Total income tax provision

 

$

(369

)

 

$

63

 

 

$

(156

)

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liability

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowances and operating liabilities

 

$

395

 

 

$

293

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

270

 

 

 

182

 

Stock Compensation

 

 

69

 

 

 

66

 

Tax credit carryforwards

 

 

702

 

 

 

768

 

Other

 

 

60

 

 

 

59

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(1,175

)

 

 

(955

)

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

321

 

 

 

413

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax over book depreciation

 

 

115

 

 

 

139

 

Capital leases

 

 

86

 

 

 

-

 

Intangible assets

 

 

110

 

 

 

688

 

Deferred income

 

 

65

 

 

 

70

 

Accrued tax on unremitted earnings

 

 

33

 

 

 

17

 

Other

 

 

52

 

 

 

52

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

461

 

 

 

966

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

140

 

 

$

553

 

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of year

 

$

98

 

 

$

132

 

 

$

78

 

Gross increase for current period tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

10

 

Gross increase for tax positions in prior years

 

 

10

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

64

 

Gross decrease for tax positions in prior years

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(14

)

Cash Settlements

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

 

Lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(6

)

Unrecognized tax benefit at end of year

 

$

38

 

 

$

98

 

 

$

132

 

Summary of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards

Net operating loss carryforwards by jurisdiction and expiration as of December 31, 2019 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

State

 

 

Foreign

 

 

Total

 

2020 - 2024 Expiration

 

$

6

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

83

 

2025 - 2039 Expiration

 

 

30

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

346

 

 

 

526

 

Unlimited Expiration

 

 

198

 

 

 

 

 

 

406

 

 

 

604

 

Total Net Operating Loss (NOL)

 

$

234

 

 

$

154

 

 

$

825

 

 

$

1,213

 

Tax Effected NOL

 

$

49

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

212

 

 

 

270

 

Valuation Allowance (VA)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(211

)

 

 

(269

)

Tax Effected NOL Net of VA

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1