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

The following table presents a summary of our domestic and foreign income before income taxes:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Domestic

 

$

92

 

 

$

104

 

 

$

81

 

Foreign

 

 

102

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

29

 

Total

 

$

194

 

 

$

173

 

 

$

110

 

Summary of the Components of Our Provision for Income Taxes

The following table presents a summary of the components of our provision for income taxes:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Current income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

31

 

 

$

37

 

 

$

93

 

State

 

 

5

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

1

 

Foreign

 

 

26

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

6

 

Current income tax expense

 

 

62

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

100

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

25

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

25

 

State

 

 

7

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

2

 

Foreign

 

 

(26

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):

 

 

6

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

29

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

68

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

129

 

Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities

The Company reduced its current income tax payable by $24 million, $15 million and $27 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for tax deductions attributable to the exercise or settlement of the Company’s stock-based awards.

The significant components of our deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

$

47

 

 

$

44

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

49

 

 

 

38

 

Provision for accrued expenses

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Deferred rent

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Lease financing obligation

 

 

24

 

 

 

22

 

Foreign advertising spend

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

 

Deferred expense related to cost-sharing arrangement

 

 

-

 

 

 

31

 

Interest carryforward

 

 

20

 

 

 

14

 

Other

 

 

14

 

 

 

10

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

$

175

 

 

$

183

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(72

)

 

 

(57

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

103

 

 

$

126

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

(51

)

 

$

(57

)

Property and equipment

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(22

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Building - corporate headquarters

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(23

)

Deferred income related to cost-sharing arrangement

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

Other

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(104

)

 

$

(120

)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

6

 

 

Reconciliation of the Provision for Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Income tax expense at the federal statutory rate

 

$

40

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

38

 

Foreign rate differential

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(25

)

State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

5

 

Unrecognized tax benefits and related interest

 

 

11

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

12

 

Change in cost-sharing treatment of stock-based compensation

 

 

15

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(5

)

FDII, GILTI and other provisions

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

Impacts related to the 2017 Tax Act

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73

 

Research tax credit

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(8

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

13

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

6

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

25

 

Local income tax on intercompany transaction (1)

 

 

7

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

Executive compensation

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Other, net

 

 

3

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

68

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

129

 

 

(1)

During 2018, we completed an intra-entity transfer from Australia to the U.S. of certain intangible property (“IP”) rights associated with a subsidiary’s technology platform. This transfer resulted in an income tax expense for Australian tax purposes of approximately $10 million. As a result of the IP transfer, we utilized NOLs and consequently released the valuation allowance on our Australian entity. During 2019, we completed an intra-entity transfer from China to Singapore of certain IP. As a result of the transfer, we utilized NOLs and consequently released the valuation allowance on certain deferred tax assets on our China entity.

Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties) is as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

136

 

 

$

123

 

 

$

105

 

Increases to tax positions related to the current year

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

17

 

Increases to tax positions related to the prior year

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Reductions due to lapsed statute of limitations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decreases to tax positions related to the prior year

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlements during current year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

 

$

140

 

 

$

136

 

 

$

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