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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income before Income Taxes

Below is a summary of the components of the Company's income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands).
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
U.S.
$
115,543

 
$
34,159

 
$
(135,757
)
Non-U.S.
160,196

 
146,962

 
7,940

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
275,739

 
$
181,121

 
$
(127,817
)

Schedule of Components of Income Tax
The components of the expense (benefit) for income taxes on the above income (loss) are summarized in the table below (in thousands).
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current tax expense:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. federal
$
30,208

 
$
2,817

 
$
48,339

State and local
11,630

 
6,969

 
434

Foreign
53,105

 
45,042

 
38,602

Total current
94,943

 
54,828

 
87,375

Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. federal
(16,389
)
 
12,462

 
(176,046
)
State and local
(6,897
)
 
1,258

 
(14,363
)
Foreign
(48,186
)
 
(13,795
)
 
(25,898
)
Total deferred
(71,472
)
 
(75
)
 
(216,307
)
Total current and deferred
23,471

 
54,753

 
(128,932
)
Benefit (expense) relating to interest rate swaps used to increase (decrease) equity
17,666

 
3,840

 
(2,477
)
Benefit from stock transactions with employees used to increase equity
54

 
58

 
46

Benefit relating to defined-benefit pension adjustments used to increase equity
1,258

 
14

 
267

Total tax expense (benefit)
$
42,449

 
$
58,665

 
$
(131,096
)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of long-term deferred tax assets (liabilities) are summarized in the table below (in thousands).
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Accrued liabilities
$
67,577

 
$
96,292

Operating leases
54,860

 

Loss and credit carryforwards
14,372

 
14,830

Assets relating to equity compensation
16,842

 
19,653

Other assets
20,364

 
14,092

Gross deferred tax assets
174,015

 
144,867

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements
(15,137
)
 
(3,421
)
Intangible assets
(212,498
)
 
(263,548
)
Prepaid expenses
(49,221
)
 
(41,926
)
Other liabilities
(5,799
)
 
(12,100
)
    Gross deferred tax liabilities
(282,655
)
 
(320,995
)
Valuation allowance
(1,556
)
 
(4,066
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(110,196
)
 
$
(180,194
)

 


Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The items comprising the differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 are summarized in the table below.
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Statutory tax rate
21.0
 %
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
1.5

 

 
3.6

Effect of non-U.S. operations
2.7

 
(10.7
)
 
5.9

Intercompany sale of intellectual property
(13.8
)
 

 

Change in the reserve for tax contingencies
4.7

 
15.7

 
(2.8
)
Law changes

 
(1.3
)
 
41.8

Stock-based compensation expense
(3.9
)
 
(5.3
)
 
11.0

Nondeductible acquisition costs

 
0.9

 
(7.9
)
Nondeductible meals and entertainment costs
1.7

 
2.7

 
(3.5
)
Gains/Losses on divested operations and held-for-sale assets

 
12.2

 
13.1

Limitation on executive compensation
2.4

 
2.7

 
(0.1
)
Global intangible low-taxed income, net of foreign tax credits
1.9

 
0.1

 

Foreign-derived intangible income
(1.0
)
 
(2.0
)
 

Change in the valuation allowance
(0.9
)
 
0.5

 
3.0

Goodwill

 
(3.8
)
 

Other items, net
(0.9
)
 
(0.3
)
 
3.5

Effective tax rate
15.4
 %
 
32.4
 %
 
102.6
 %


Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The table below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for the years ended December 31 (in thousands).
 
2019
 
2018
Beginning balance
$
90,349

 
$
60,269

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
32,072

 
27,371

Additions for tax positions of prior years
8,564

 
14,691

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(16,942
)
 
(3,939
)
Reductions for expiration of statutes
(7,481
)
 
(6,293
)
Settlements
(3,867
)
 
(472
)
Change in foreign currency exchange rates
75

 
(1,278
)
Ending balance
$
102,770

 
$
90,349