INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Schedule of Components of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

The following table presents the components of Income (loss) before income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Domestic	$	354,234	$	269,400	$	108,078
Foreign	(121,011)		(141,053)		(135,913)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	233,223	$	128,347	$	(27,835)

Schedule of Components of the Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes

The following table presents the components of Income tax benefit (provision), net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Current benefit (provision), net:
Federal	$	(29,703)	$	(9,324)	$	(2,750)
State	(11,017)		(15,171)		(4,868)
Foreign	(4,525)		(3,467)		(2,116)
Total current benefit (provision), net	$	(45,245)	$	(27,962)	$	(9,734)

Deferred benefit (provision), net:
Federal	$	(17,509)	$	(41,665)	$	(9,707)
State	(7,051)		(2,155)		3,497
Foreign	3,130		6,156		(8,125)
Total deferred benefit (provision), net	(21,430)		(37,664)		(14,335)
Total income tax benefit (provision), net	$	(66,675)	$	(65,626)	$	(24,069)

Schedule of Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The following table presents our actual tax provisions reconciled to the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate to Income (loss) before income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Statutory rate	$	(48,977)	$	(26,953)	$	5,845
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (provision)	(15,754)		(14,140)		(349)
Permanent differences	(2,871)		(5,804)		(2,209)
Tax credits, including withholding tax	8,907		6,268		587
Valuation allowance	(18,012)		(40,743)		(44,212)
Rates different than statutory	17,404		18,137		17,180
Other	(7,372)		(2,391)		(911)
Total income tax benefit (provision), net	$	(66,675)	$	(65,626)	$	(24,069)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents the components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities:


	As of December 31,
	2022		2021
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses, credit and other carryforwards	$	220,675	$	253,767
Other investments	3,556		44,651
Accrued expenses	54,076		31,996
Stock-based compensation	5,645		7,067
Other assets	10,495		19,776
Total deferred tax assets	294,447		357,257
Valuation allowance	(224,731)		(234,571)
Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance	$	69,716	$	122,686

Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment, regulatory authorizations, and other intangibles	$	(467,486)	$	(493,093)
Other liabilities	(18,840)		(27,860)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(486,326)		(520,953)
Total net deferred tax liabilities	$	(416,610)	$	(398,267)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) foreign jurisdiction	$	(5,310)	$	(7,242)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) domestic	(411,300)		(391,025)
Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(416,610)	$	(398,267)

Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized income tax benefits:


	For the years ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Unrecognized tax benefit balance as of beginning of period:	$	150,276	$	150,060	$	70,401
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	1,407		193		3,349
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years	1,646		105		76,882
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years	(14,441)		(82)		(572)
Reductions based on expirations of statute of limitations	(927)		—		—
Balance as of end of period	$	137,961	$	150,276	$	150,060