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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of provision for income taxes
Our income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
202020192018
Deferred:
Federal$(247)$119 $82 
State(82)20 
Foreign— — 
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense(329)139 90 
Current:
Federal(199)36 (61)
State(9)19 (5)
Foreign(2)
Current income tax (benefit) expense(210)60 (60)
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(539)$199 $30 
Schedule of income taxes differed from the federal income tax statutory rate
The effective tax rate on income before income taxes differed from the federal income tax statutory rate for the years ended December 31 for the following reasons (in millions):
202020192018
Income tax (benefit) expense at statutory rate$(398)$161 $45 
State income tax, net of federal benefit(71)31 
Adjustment of net deferred tax liability from enacted tax rate change— — (28)
Nondeductible expenses
Net operating loss carryback(73)— — 
Foreign tax credit re-characterization(13)— — 
Foreign rate differential(3)(2)
Valuation allowance10 — — 
Unrecognized tax benefit(3)— — 
Other, net
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(539)$199 $30 
Schedule of deferred tax assets and deferred liabilities
The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
20202019
Deferred tax assets:
Deferred revenue/gains$161 $127 
Employee benefits71 47 
Foreign tax credit81 42 
Net operating loss carryforward335 31 
Operating lease liabilities204 212 
Rent expense33 17 
Total deferred tax assets885 476 
Valuation allowance(69)(31)
Deferred tax assets, net816 445 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Accelerated depreciation(1,538)(1,423)
Operating lease assets(197)(236)
Other(3)(37)
Total deferred tax liabilities(1,738)(1,696)
Net deferred tax liability$(922)$(1,251)
Schedule of reconciliation of the 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):
202020192018
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1,$36 $33 $31 
Increases for tax positions taken during the period
Decreases for tax positions taken during a prior period(5)(3)(3)
Unrecognized tax benefits December 31,$32 $36 $33