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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $6 million on income before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates of $59 million for a consolidated effective tax rate of 10.6%. The difference between our effective tax rate and the statutory tax rates for the jurisdictions in which we operate for the three months ended June 30, 2020, primarily related to valuation allowances due to uncertainty regarding the realization of future tax benefits from deferred tax assets and the sale of scil business units.

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $4 million on income before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates of $24 million for a consolidated effective tax rate of 17.7%. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rates for the jurisdictions in which we operate for the six months ended June 30, 2020, primarily related to non-deductible share-based compensation expense, the sale of scil business units, valuation allowances due to uncertainty regarding the realization of future tax benefits from deferred tax assets, and the federal tax impact of international operations included as Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”).

Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $5 million on a loss before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates of $5 million for a consolidated effective tax rate of (94.8)%. The difference between our effective tax rate and the statutory tax rates for the jurisdictions in which we operate for the three months ended June 30, 2019, primarily related to the change from using the actual effective tax rate methodology for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to an annualized effective tax rate methodology for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $1 million on a loss before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates of $22 million for a consolidated effective tax rate of (2.4)%. The difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rates for the jurisdictions in which we operate for the six months ended June 30, 2019, primarily related to the federal tax impact of international operations included as GILTI and non-deductible share-based compensation expense.
The CARES ActOn March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the CARES Act, a substantial tax-and-spending package intended to provide additional economic stimulus to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.