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100340 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Summary of Income Tax Expense

The income tax benefit (expense) consisted of the following:  

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

(0.4

)

 

$

—

 

State

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Foreign

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

(4.5

)

 

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

(4.7

)

 

 

(4.9

)

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

40.9

 

State

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.9

 

Foreign

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

43.4

 

Total income tax benefit (expense)

 

$

(7.4

)

 

$

(5.9

)

 

$

38.5

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Pre-Tax Income (Loss) for Domestic and Foreign Operations Before Non-controlling Interests

Pre-tax income (loss) for domestic and foreign operations before non-controlling interests consisted of the following:  

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Domestic

 

$

38.5

 

 

$

26.7

 

 

$

(325.4

)

Foreign

 

 

(14.0

)

 

 

(50.2

)

 

 

(87.0

)

Pre-tax income (loss)

 

$

24.5

 

 

$

(23.5

)

 

$

(412.4

)

 

 
 
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:   

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016 (a)

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Current deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and deferred revenue

 

 

 

 

 

$

29.8

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.7

 

Current deferred income tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

50.6

 

Current deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit-sharing receivables from insurance carriers

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.1

)

Accrued expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.4

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5.2

)

Current deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9.7

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

(40.7

)

Current net deferred income tax asset

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.2

 

Non-current deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

168.7

 

 

$

114.5

 

State net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

26.1

 

 

 

16.4

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

875.8

 

 

 

870.1

 

Accrued expenses and deferred revenue

 

 

31.1

 

 

 

—

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

—

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

—

 

Other

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

24.6

 

Federal tax credits

 

 

—

 

 

 

0.4

 

Non-current deferred income tax assets

 

 

1,120.2

 

 

 

1,026.0

 

Non-current deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1.6

)

Accrued expenses and deferred revenue

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

—

 

Profit-sharing receivables from insurance carriers

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

—

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(719.5

)

 

 

(659.6

)

Non-current deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(721.0

)

 

 

(661.2

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

(423.6

)

 

 

(398.5

)

Non-current net deferred income tax liability (net of non-current deferred

   income tax asset included in other non-current assets on the 2016

   and 2015 consolidated balance sheet of $2.5 and $2.2, respectively)

 

$

(24.4

)

 

$

(33.7

)

 

 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Differs from U.S. Federal Statutory Rate

The effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate as follows:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Federal statutory rate

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal expense

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

(73.8

)

 

 

3.3

 

Change in valuation allowance and other

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

1,085.0

 

 

 

(18.4

)

Taxes on foreign operations at rates different than U.S. federal rates

 

 

17.6

 

 

 

(9.7

)

 

 

(1.1

)

Foreign tax credits

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

0.7

 

Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets

 

 

—

 

 

 

(53.0

)

 

 

(9.9

)

Impact of debt exchanges and subscription rights offering

 

 

(11.0

)

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

—

 

Foreign taxes deduction

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Foreign tax credit net operating loss reclassification

 

 

—

 

 

 

(106.1

)

 

 

—

 

Federal net operating loss adjustments

 

 

—

 

 

 

(850.7

)

 

 

—

 

Stock compensation

 

 

—

 

 

 

(47.4

)

 

 

—

 

Prior year accrual and adjustments

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(12.7

)

 

 

—

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

30.1

%

 

 

(25.3

)%

 

 

9.3

%

 

 
 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Tax Reserves for Uncertain Tax Positions

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of tax reserves for uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:  

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Unrecognized tax benefits – January 1

 

$

(4.4

)

 

$

(3.7

)

 

$

5.2

 

Gross increase – prior period tax positions

 

 

11.3

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Gross decrease – lapse in statute of limitations

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Gross increase – current period tax positions

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.9

 

Gross decrease – current period tax positions

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(9.8

)

Unrecognized tax benefits – December 31

 

$

6.6

 

 

$

(4.4

)

 

$

(3.7

)