Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Taxes  
Schedule of income tax benefit (expense)

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

amounts in millions

 

Current:

Federal

$

(31)

 

(39)

 

(92)

State and local

 

(6)

 

(12)

 

(2)

Foreign

 

(26)

 

(14)

 

(6)

$

(63)

 

(65)

 

(100)

Deferred:

Federal

$

27

 

14

 

288

State and local

 

20

 

(5)

 

30

Foreign

 

32

 

(1)

 

11

 

79

 

8

 

329

Income tax benefit (expense)

$

16

 

(57)

 

229

Schedule of income before income taxes

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

amounts in millions

 

Domestic

$

(178)

 

3

 

(1,720)

Foreign

 

46

 

45

 

(90)

Total

$

(132)

 

48

 

(1,810)

Schedule of income tax benefit (expense) reconciliation to the effective tax rate

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

amounts in millions

 

Computed expected tax benefits (expense)

$

28

 

(10)

 

634

State and local taxes, net of federal income taxes

 

2

 

(14)

 

17

Foreign taxes, net of foreign tax credits

 

13

 

11

 

2

Transition tax

(67)

Change in tax rate due to Tax Act

 

 

 

139

Taxable dividend net of dividends received deduction

(13)

Basis difference in consolidated subsidiary

22

(17)

(8)

Change in valuation allowance

 

(11)

 

(4)

 

(27)

Change in unrecognized tax benefits

 

(25)

 

(12)

 

(11)

Federal tax credits

11

9

8

Stock-based compensation

(4)

(8)

(12)

Impairment of nondeductible goodwill

(445)

Other

 

(7)

 

(12)

 

(1)

Income tax (expense) benefit

$

16

 

(57)

 

229

Schedule of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

 

amounts in millions

 

Deferred tax assets:

Tax loss and credit carryforwards

$

89

 

77

Stock-based compensation

 

53

 

48

Lease financing obligation

24

22

Other

 

(23)

 

78

Total deferred tax assets

 

143

 

225

Less: valuation allowance

 

(80)

 

(60)

Net deferred tax assets

 

63

 

165

Deferred tax liabilities:

Intangible assets

 

(297)

 

(387)

Investments

 

(17)

 

(41)

Other

 

3

 

(62)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(311)

 

(490)

Net deferred tax liability

$

(248)

 

(325)

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (amounts in millions):

Years ended

December 31,

    

2019

    

2018

2017

Balance at beginning of year

$

136

 

123

 

105

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

11

 

11

 

17

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

1

 

2

 

1

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

(8)

 

 

Balance at end of year

$

140

 

136

 

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