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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income before Income Taxes
Below is a summary of the components of the Company’s income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands).
 202520242023
U.S.$302,391 $629,656 $574,458 
Non-U.S.665,727 757,718 572,671 
Income before income taxes$968,118 $1,387,374 $1,147,129 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax
The components of the expense (benefit) for income taxes on the above income are summarized in the table below (in thousands).
 202520242023
Current tax expense:   
U.S. federal$104,476 $161,155 $171,917 
State and local36,615 48,084 51,441 
Foreign95,788 88,318 107,421 
Total current236,879 297,557 330,779 
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:   
U.S. federal(9,578)(31,708)(35,457)
State and local(1,834)963 (13,475)
Foreign17,386 (128,291)(12,845)
Total deferred5,974 (159,036)(61,777)
Total current and deferred242,853 138,521 269,002 
Expense relating to interest rate swaps used to increase equity
(3,405)(4,695)(4,976)
Benefit from stock transactions with employees used to increase equity113 97 105 
Benefit (expense) relating to defined-benefit pension adjustments used to increase equity
(674)(264)532 
Total tax expense$238,887 $133,659 $264,663 
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,
 20252024
Accrued liabilities$110,054 $86,831 
Operating leases32,590 41,777 
Intangible assets— 132,292 
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements5,480 11,592 
Loss and credit carryforwards191,660 61,313 
Assets relating to equity compensation40,078 37,247 
Other assets7,547 16,870 
Gross deferred tax assets387,409 387,922 
Valuation allowance(86,787)(76,285)
Net deferred tax assets300,622 311,637 
Intangible assets(1,879)— 
Prepaid expenses(70,155)(79,559)
Other liabilities(12,468)(18,063)
Gross deferred tax liabilities(84,502)(97,622)
Net deferred tax assets
$216,120 $214,015 
Schedule of Differences Between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate on Income Before Income Taxes
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 tables below (dollars in thousands).
 2025
U.S. federal statutory tax rate
$203,305 21.0 %
U.S. federal:
Goodwill impairment
23,560 2.4 
Global intangible low-taxed income, net of foreign tax credits 10,865 1.1 
Other cross border tax laws
6,372 0.7 
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
(152)— 
Tax credits(4,000)(0.4)
Change in the valuation allowance3,050 0.3 
Other
(15,099)(1.6)
State and local income tax, net of federal (national) income tax effect (1)
26,174 2.7 
Foreign tax effects:
Ireland
Statutory rate difference between Ireland and United States
(19,967)(2.1)
Other(757)(0.1)
Malta
Statutory rate difference between Malta and United States
(35,315)(3.6)
Other(635)— 
Other foreign jurisdictions34,961 3.6 
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits
6,525 0.7 
Effective tax rate
$238,887 24.7 %
(1)State and local income taxes in California, Florida, New York, and Virginia make up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effects in this category.
20242023
Statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit2.2 2.1 
Effect of non-U.S. operations(3.0)(0.4)
Intercompany sale of intellectual property(11.8)— 
Net activity in unrecognized tax benefits2.0 1.3 
Stock-based compensation expense(3.3)(3.1)
Limitation on executive compensation2.4 2.3 
Global intangible low-taxed income, net of foreign tax credits1.1 1.2 
Foreign-derived intangible income— (0.3)
Change in the valuation allowance(0.1)(1.2)
Other items, net(0.9)0.2 
Effective tax rate9.6 %23.1 %
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).
 202520242023
Beginning balance$257,533 $148,390 $137,227 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year41,465 116,373 22,822 
Reductions based on tax positions related to current year— — — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years4,888 7,925 4,361 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(130)(888)(14)
Reductions for expiration of statutes(7,911)(10,573)(15,625)
Settlements— — (441)
Change in foreign currency exchange rates5,737 (3,694)60 
Ending balance$301,582 $257,533 $148,390 
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid, Net of Refunds
The following table summarizes income taxes paid, net of refunds received, for the year ended December 31 (in thousands).
2025
US federal
$95,586 
US state and local28,595 
Foreign
United Kingdom14,157 
Other
71,219 
Total Foreign85,376 
Total income taxes, net of refunds received
$209,557