Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Taxes  
Schedule of income tax benefit (expense)

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

 

amounts in millions

 

Current:

Federal

$

73

 

(31)

 

(39)

State and local

 

3

 

(6)

 

(12)

Foreign

 

3

 

(26)

 

(14)

$

79

 

(63)

 

(65)

Deferred:

Federal

$

37

 

27

 

14

State and local

 

28

 

20

 

(5)

Foreign

 

8

 

32

 

(1)

 

73

 

79

 

8

Income tax benefit (expense)

$

152

 

16

 

(57)

Schedule of income before income taxes

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

 

amounts in millions

 

Domestic

$

(855)

 

(178)

 

3

Foreign

 

(159)

 

46

 

45

Total

$

(1,014)

 

(132)

 

48

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

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

 

amounts in millions

 

Computed expected tax benefits (expense)

$

213

 

28

 

(10)

State and local taxes, net of federal income taxes

 

26

 

2

 

(14)

Foreign taxes, net of foreign tax credits

 

3

 

13

 

11

Taxable dividend net of dividends received deduction

(13)

Basis difference in consolidated subsidiary

(1)

22

(17)

Change in valuation allowance

 

(40)

 

(11)

 

(4)

Change in unrecognized tax benefits

 

(4)

 

(25)

 

(12)

Federal tax credits

9

11

9

Stock-based compensation

(14)

(4)

(8)

Impairment of nondeductible goodwill

(65)

Rate differential on U.S. net operating loss carryback

23

Other

 

2

 

(7)

 

(12)

Income tax (expense) benefit

$

152

 

16

 

(57)

Schedule of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

December 31,

 

    

2020

    

2019

 

amounts in millions

 

Deferred tax assets:

Tax loss and credit carryforwards

$

141

 

89

Stock-based compensation

 

38

 

53

Lease financing obligation

23

24

Other

 

(16)

 

(23)

Total deferred tax assets

 

186

 

143

Less: valuation allowance

 

(122)

 

(80)

Net deferred tax assets

 

64

 

63

Deferred tax liabilities:

Intangible assets

 

(231)

 

(297)

Investments

 

(13)

 

(17)

Other

 

4

 

3

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(240)

 

(311)

Net deferred tax liability

$

(176)

 

(248)

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

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

Years ended

December 31,

    

2020

    

2019

2018

Balance at beginning of year

$

140

 

136

 

123

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

3

 

11

 

11

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

1

 

1

 

2

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

(8)

 

Balance at end of year

$

144

 

140

 

136