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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES
Significant components of the provision for income tax benefit (expense) are as follows:
(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
		2015			2014			2013
Current - Federal		$	(31)		$	(503)		$	10,586
Current - foreign			(46,188)			(27,256)			(48,466)
Current - state			(12,890)			3,193			1,527
	Total current benefit (expense)		(59,109)			(24,566)			(36,353)
Deferred - Federal			(30,719)			(29,284)			126,905
Deferred - foreign			5,269			4,308			8,932
Deferred - state			(2,398)			(8,947)			22,333
	Total deferred benefit (expense)		(27,848)			(33,923)			158,170
Income tax benefit (expense)		$	(86,957)		$	(58,489)		$	121,817

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
(In thousands)		2015			2014
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Intangibles and fixed assets	$	2,173,491		$	2,335,584
	Long-term debt		79,758			119,887
	Investments		3,701			6,696
	Other		11,540			8,857
Total deferred tax liabilities			2,268,490			2,471,024
Deferred tax assets:
	Accrued expenses		114,079			111,884
	Net operating loss carryforwards		1,495,294			1,445,340
	Bad debt reserves		9,256			9,346
	Other		39,539			34,017
Total gross deferred tax assets			1,658,168			1,600,587
	Less: Valuation allowance		944,576			655,658
Total deferred tax assets			713,592			944,929
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	1,554,898		$	1,526,095

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. Federal statutory tax rates to income tax benefit is:
		Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)		2015					2014					2013
		Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent
Income tax benefit at
	statutory rates	$	227,686		35%		$	246,284		35%		$	246,867		35%
State income taxes, net of
	federal tax effect		17,795		3%			26,518		4%			32,768		4%
Foreign income taxes			(23,474)		(4%)			11,074		2%			(22,640)		(3%)
Nondeductible items			(5,764)		(1%)			(5,533)		(1%)			(4,870)		(1%)
Changes in valuation allowance
	and other estimates		(302,935)		(46%)			(333,641)		(47%)			(135,161)		(19%)
Other, net			(265)		0%			(3,191)		(1%)			4,853		1%
Income tax benefit (expense)		$	(86,957)		(13%)		$	(58,489)		(8%)		$	121,817		17%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(In thousands)			Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized Tax Benefits			2015			2014
Balance at beginning of period			$	106,914		$	129,375
	Increases for tax position taken in the current year			9,856			13,848
	Increases for tax positions taken in previous years			3,087			6,003
	Decreases for tax position taken in previous years			(8,534)			(9,764)
	Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities			(3,821)			(8,181)
	Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations			(4,294)			(24,367)
Balance at end of period			$	103,208		$	106,914

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