Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income TaxesThe Company calculates income taxes at the end of each reporting period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full year, adjusted for any discrete events which are recorded in the period they occur. Cumulative adjustments to the tax provision are

recorded in the reporting period in which a change in the estimated annual effective tax rate is determined. The Company’s income tax expense is presented below:            

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	18,987	$	(1,879)	$	33,926	$	3,455

The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more-likely-than-not realizable, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighed the objective evidence and expected impact. The Company assessed the need for a valuation allowance against certain state tax credit carryforwards added through the Progenics Acquisition. The Company continues to retain other valuation allowances of $1.2 million against the net deferred tax assets of Lantheus MI UK Limited, its U.K. subsidiary, and $2.0 million against the net deferred tax assets of EXINI, its Sweden subsidiary.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of the medical imaging business from Bristol-Myers Squibb (“BMS”) in 2008, the Company recorded a liability for uncertain tax positions related to the acquired business and simultaneously entered into a tax indemnification agreement with BMS under which BMS agreed to indemnify the Company for any payments made to settle those uncertain tax positions with the state taxing authorities. Accordingly, a long-term receivable is recorded to account for the expected value to the Company of future indemnification payments to be paid on behalf of the Company by BMS, net of actual tax benefits received by the Company. The tax indemnification receivable is recorded within other long-term assets.

In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, the change in the tax liabilities, penalties and interest associated with these obligations (net of any offsetting federal or state benefit) is recognized within income tax expense. As these reserves change adjustments are included in income tax expense while the offsetting adjustment is included in other income. Assuming that the remaining receivable from BMS continues to be considered recoverable by the Company, there will be no effect on net income and no net cash outflows related to these liabilities.

The Company finalized the accounting for the Progenics Acquisition for income taxes in the first quarter of 2021 resulting in a reduction of deferred tax assets, primarily related to state research credit carryforwards and an increase to goodwill of $2.6 million.