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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of the income tax expense from continuing operations
The components of the income tax expense from continuing operations are as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
(Dollars in millions)
Income tax expense:
Federal and foreign
Current$396 432 514 
Deferred34 19 
State and local
Current94 107 137 
Deferred14 
Income tax expense$527 561 671 
Schedule of effective income tax rate for continuing operations that differs from the statutory tax rate
The effective income tax rate for continuing operations differs from the statutory tax rate as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
(Percentage of pre-tax income (loss))
Effective income tax rate:
Federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes-net of federal effect3.7 %(31.3)%4.3 %
Goodwill impairment
— %(187.2)%— %
Change in liability for unrecognized tax position
1.5 %(8.9)%0.6 %
Other— %(1.4)%— %
Effective income tax rate26.2 %(207.8)%25.9 %
Schedule of components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

As of December 31,
20242023
(Dollars in millions)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment$(1,524)(1,464)
Intangible assets(83)(95)
Other(40)(50)
Total deferred tax liabilities(1,647)(1,609)
Deferred tax assets:
Payable to affiliate due to post-retirement benefit plan participation312 292 
Other— 
Gross deferred tax assets313 292 
Net deferred tax assets313 292 
Net deferred tax liabilities$(1,334)(1,317)
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the change in our gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding both interest and any related federal benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

Years ended December 31,
20242023
 (Dollars in millions)
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period$317 332 
Decrease due to tax positions taken in a prior year(11)(1)
Decrease due to tax positions taken in a current year(13)(14)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period$293 317