Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes  
Schedule of income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

    

2012

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(77)

 

(32)

 

(41)

 

State and local

 

 

(22)

 

(10)

 

(7)

 

Foreign

 

 

(6)

 

(20)

 

(1)

 

 

 

$

(105)

 

(62)

 

(49)

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

55 

 

 

(68)

 

State and local

 

 

(16)

 

76 

 

(8)

 

Foreign

 

 

31 

 

32 

 

 

 

 

 

70 

 

117 

 

(75)

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

$

(35)

 

55 

 

(124)

 

 

Schedule of income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

    

2012

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

 

Domestic

 

$

 

(23)

 

1,104 

 

Foreign

 

 

40 

 

(5)

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

44 

 

(28)

 

1,104 

 

 

Schedule of income tax expense reconciliation to the effective tax rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

    

2012

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

 

Computed expected tax benefits (expense)

 

$

(16)

 

10 

 

(386)

 

State and local taxes, net of federal income taxes

 

 

(7)

 

(3)

 

(9)

 

Foreign taxes, net of foreign tax credits

 

 

28 

 

15 

 

(1)

 

Change in estimated tax rate

 

 

(15)

 

46 

 

 —

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(13)

 

Consolidation of TripAdvisor

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

294 

 

Basis difference in consolidated subsidiary

 

 

(5)

 

 —

 

(8)

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(7)

 

(3)

 

 —

 

Change in unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

(14)

 

(9)

 

 —

 

Other

 

 

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

$

(35)

 

55 

 

(124)

 

 

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

48 

 

27 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

45 

 

28 

 

Other

 

 

61 

 

10 

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

154 

 

65 

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(23)

 

(15)

 

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

131 

 

50 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

(870)

 

(869)

 

Investments

 

 

(12)

 

(8)

 

Other

 

 

(57)

 

(19)

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(939)

 

(896)

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(808)

 

(846)

 

 

Schedule of deferred taxes as reported in the balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

 

 

 

(amounts in millions)

 

Current deferred tax asset

 

$

11 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax asset

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax liability

 

 

(821)

 

(853)

 

 

 

$

(808)

 

(846)

 

 

Schedule of gross unrecognized tax benefit

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2014

    

2013

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

36 

 

24 

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 

13 

 

12 

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

18 

 

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

 —

 

(4)

 

Balance at end of year

 

$

67 

 

36