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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The jurisdictional components of income before income taxes and non-controlling interest on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in millions): 
 Year Ended December 31,
 202020192018
U.S.$720 $289 $997 
International(176)426 230 
Total income before income taxes and non-controlling interest$544 $715 $1,227 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax provision (benefit) included in our reported net income consisted of the following (in millions): 
Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
Current:
Federal$— $— $— 
State— — 
Foreign— 30 
Total current— 32 
Deferred:
Federal41 (475)— 
State(46)— 
Foreign— — (5)
Total deferred43 (521)(5)
Total income tax provision (benefit)$43 $(517)$27 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Our income tax rates do not bear a customary relationship to statutory income tax rates. A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to our effective income tax rate is as follows: 
Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
U.S. federal statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Non-controlling interest(22.6)%(17.2)%(11.4)%
State tax rate— %(5.4)%(0.4)%
Executive compensation1.4 %1.3 %0.5 %
Nondeductible interest expense8.0 %5.0 %2.6 %
Foreign earnings taxed in the U.S.1.2 %6.7 %1.4 %
Foreign rate differential(3.7)%(11.4)%(1.1)%
Tax credits(4.5)%(5.2)%(0.6)%
Internal restructuring7.0 %— %— %
Other1.0 %1.4 %— %
Valuation allowance(0.9)%(68.5)%(9.8)%
Effective tax rate7.9 %(72.3)%2.2 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in millions): 
December 31,
20202019
Deferred tax assets  
Net operating loss carryforwards and credits
Federal$3,084 $2,860 
Foreign
State257 249 
Federal and state tax credits95 64 
Disallowed business interest expense carryforward— 154 
Other290 143 
Less: valuation allowance(190)(196)
Total deferred tax assets3,539 3,279 
Deferred tax liabilities 
Investment in partnerships(765)(554)
Property, plant and equipment(2,089)(2,110)
Other(196)(86)
Total deferred tax liabilities(3,050)(2,750)
Net deferred tax assets$489 $529 
Summary of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of our unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (in millions): 
Year Ended December 31,
20202019
Balance at beginning of the year$61 $61 
Additions based on tax positions related to current year— 
Additions for tax positions of prior years— — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years— — 
Settlements— — 
U.S. tax reform rate change— — 
Balance at end of the year$62 $61