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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
United States and Foreign Components of Income Before Income Taxes
The United States and foreign components of income before income taxes are as follows:
201920182017
 (In thousands)
United States$31,932  $174,519  $78,897  
Foreign477,568  454,936  471,449  
Total$509,500  $629,455  $550,346  
Components of the Provision for Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
201920182017
 (In thousands)
Current:
Federal$7,718  $(19,461) $374,602  
Foreign63,205  70,146  56,526  
State1,697  16,259  3,075  
Total current72,620  66,944  434,203  
Deferred:
Federal(35,932) 1,899  52,842  
Foreign(209,010) (14,804) (5,468) 
State (251) 46,784  
Total deferred(244,933) (13,156) 94,158  
Total provision$(172,313) $53,788  $528,361  
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The following table presents the breakdown of net deferred tax assets:
 December 31,
 2019  2018  
 (In thousands)
Deferred tax assets$361,814  $136,998  
Deferred tax liabilities (2,630) (15,075) 
Total net deferred tax assets$359,184  $121,923  
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
 December 31,
 20192018
 (In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals and reserves$53,465  $27,022  
Deferred revenue58,977  62,085  
Tax credits107,046  81,720  
Net operating losses56,156  54,747  
Stock based compensation40,182  30,936  
Swiss tax reform
245,554  —  
Valuation allowance(128,388) (85,400) 
Total deferred tax assets432,992  171,110  
Deferred tax liabilities:
Acquired technology(3,521) (15,681) 
Depreciation and amortization(34,653) (5,044) 
Prepaid expenses(29,775) (23,213) 
Other(5,859) (5,249) 
Total deferred tax liabilities(73,808) (49,187) 
Total net deferred tax assets$359,184  $121,923  
Reconciliation of The Company's Effective Tax Rate to The Statutory Federal Rate
A reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to the statutory federal rate is as follows:
 Year Ended December 31,
 201920182017
Federal statutory taxes21.0 %21.0 %35.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit0.3  0.7  2.1  
Foreign operations(5.8) (5.4) (20.0) 
Permanent differences3.0  2.0  2.6  
The 2017 Tax Act - tax rate impact on deferred taxes—  (0.7) 11.8  
The 2017 Tax Act - transition tax—  (3.5) 66.3  
Tax reform - Switzerland(48.2) —  —  
Change in valuation allowance reserve7.4  0.4  8.8  
Change in deferred tax liability related to acquired intangibles—  (0.1) 0.3  
Tax credits(8.4) (5.8) (7.6) 
Stock-based compensation(1.9) (1.9) (3.6) 
Change in accruals for uncertain tax positions(1.1) 1.8  0.3  
Other(0.1) —  —  
(33.8)%8.5 %96.0 %
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2017$77,849  
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year10,168  
Additions for tax positions of prior years10,325  
Reductions related to the expiration of statutes of limitations(8,436) 
Balance at December 31, 201889,906  
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year11,244  
Additions for tax positions of prior years3,414  
Reductions related to the expiration of statutes of limitations(20,098) 
Balance at December 31, 2019$84,466