Analysis: Deferred Assets and Liabilities, Net

Entity Registrant Name Google Inc.
CIK 0001288776
Accession number 0001288776-14-000020
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000128877614000020/goog-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end --12-31
Fiscal year focus 2013
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-01-01
Commentary Conforms with all rules.
Level 3 Text Block concept us-gaap:ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):
 
 
As of December 31,
 
2012
 
2013
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense
$
311

 
$
283

State taxes
184

 
204

Capital loss carryforward
236

 
215

Settlement with the Authors Guild and AAP
28

 
45

Vacation accruals
67

 
94

Deferred rent
50

 
59

Accrued employee benefits
323
 
383

Accruals and reserves not currently deductible
365

 
390

Unrealized gain/loss on investments and others
0
 
57

Net operating losses
505

 
279

Tax credit
274

 
394

Basis difference in investment of Arris
2,043

 
1,372

Inventory write down
0
 
63

Other
128

 
128

Total deferred tax assets
4,514

 
3,966

Valuation allowance
(2,629
)
 
(1,899
)
Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance
1,885

 
2,067

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
(761
)
 
(537
)
Identified intangibles
(1,496
)
 
(1,479
)
Unrealized gains on investments and other
(105
)
 
0
Other prepaids
(118
)
 
(125
)
Other
(133
)
 
(283
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(2,613
)
 
(2,424
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(728
)
 
$
(357
)

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, gross 3,966,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance -1,899,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets, net 2,067,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities -2,424,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net -357,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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(Classified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components current/noncurrent asset/liability

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, net, current 1,526,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Deferred tax assets, net, noncurrent 0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, current 0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, noncurrent -1,947,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net -357,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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(Unclassified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components asset/liability

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets 2,067,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Deferred tax liabilities, net -2,424,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net -357,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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