Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) for 2021, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following:

	For the Years Ended
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Current:
Federal	$	95,526	$	131,741	$	45,575
State	20,968		30,565		13,429
Foreign	20,019		47,577		14,929
Total current expense	136,513		209,883		73,933
Deferred:
Federal	(2,646)		(4,469)		30,353
State	7,568		(96)		11,747
Foreign	2,429		6,067		9,025
Total deferred expense	7,351		1,502		51,125
Total income tax expense	$	143,864	$	211,385	$	125,058

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities that give rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes at the end of 2021 and 2020 relate to the following:

(In thousands)	2021		2020
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	56,913	$	63,080
Tax credits and separate return net operating losses	12,939		17,976
Contract and service revenues and costs	28,001		9,383
Share-based compensation	30,216		49,650
Lease liability	21,548		23,928
Other	15,070		17,554
Gross deferred tax assets	164,687		181,571
Less: Valuation Allowance	(9,575)		(3,384)
Total deferred tax assets	155,112		178,187
Deferred tax liabilities:
Software development costs	(265,384)		(270,041)
Property and equipment	(204,203)		(204,568)
Prepaid expenses	(39,499)		(37,547)
Lease right-of-use assets	(17,900)		(20,639)
Other	(11,253)		(9,260)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(538,239)		(542,055)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(383,127)	$	(363,868)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The effective income tax rates for 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 21%, 21%, and 19%, respectively. A reconciliation of the effective income tax rates to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% is follows:

	For the Years Ended
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Tax expense at statutory rates	$	146,887	$	208,209	$	137,447
State income tax, net of federal benefit	15,938		24,234		18,561
Tax credits	(19,739)		(21,254)		(22,750)
Foreign rate differential	(8,940)		1,973		(6,328)
Share-based compensation	7,351		(1,303)		(8,090)
Permanent differences	1,053		(6,534)		3,278
Other, net	1,314		6,060		2,940
Total income tax expense	$	143,864	$	211,385	$	125,058

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefit is presented below:

(In thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Unrecognized tax benefit - beginning balance	$	22,204	$	19,125	$	18,688
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods	(7,252)		(3,964)		(2,383)
Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods	8,235		312		1,220
Gross increases - tax positions in current year	6,479		6,595		1,607
Gross increases - acquisition of businesses	5,112		—		—
Currency translation	(439)		136		(7)
Unrecognized tax benefit - ending balance	$	34,339	$	22,204	$	19,125