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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
The provision for taxes on income consists of:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Currently payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. taxes
 
$
2,748

 
2,625

 
594

International taxes
 
1,309

 
1,174

 
1,653

Total currently payable
 
4,057

 
3,799

 
2,247

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. taxes
 
37

 
(258
)
 
(251
)
International taxes
 
(307
)
 
699

 
(356
)
Total deferred
 
(270
)
 
441

 
(607
)
Provision for taxes on income
 
$
3,787

 
4,240

 
1,640

Comparison of income taxes at Statutory rate and Company's effective tax rate
A comparison of income tax expense at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% in 2015, 2014 and 2013, to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
U.S. 
 
$
8,179

 
8,001

 
4,261

 
International
 
11,017

 
12,562

 
11,210

 
Earnings before taxes on income:
 
$
19,196

 
20,563

 
15,471

 
Tax rates:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0

 
35.0

 
International operations excluding Ireland
 
(6.7
)
 
(7.0
)
 
(10.6
)
 
Ireland and Puerto Rico operations(1)
 
(8.7
)
 
(6.9
)
 
(9.0
)
 
Research and orphan drug tax credits
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.8
)
 
U.S. state and local
 
0.4

 
1.0

 
0.4

 
U.S. manufacturing deduction
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.8
)
 
U.S. tax on international income
 
0.2

 
1.4

 
1.7

 
U.S. tax benefit on asset/business disposals
 

 
(1.9
)
 
(5.1
)
 
All other
 
0.3

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)
 
Effective tax rate
 
19.7
 %
 
20.6

 
10.6

 

(1)The Company has subsidiaries operating in Puerto Rico under various tax incentives.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
Temporary differences and carryforwards for 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
 
 
2015 Deferred Tax
 
2014 Deferred Tax
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Asset
 
Liability
 
Asset
 
Liability
Employee related obligations
 
$
2,863

 


 
3,426

 


Stock based compensation
 
790

 


 
799

 


Depreciation
 


 
(247
)
 


 
(564
)
Non-deductible intangibles
 


 
(6,663
)
 


 
(6,671
)
International R&D capitalized for tax
 
1,318

 


 
1,433

 


Reserves & liabilities
 
1,801

 


 
1,497

 


Income reported for tax purposes
 
960

 


 
1,067

 


Net operating loss carryforward international
 
997

 


 
949

 


Miscellaneous international
 
922

(1) 
(249
)
 
1,128

(1) 
(305
)
Miscellaneous U.S. 
 
436

 


 
996

 


Total deferred income taxes
 
$
10,087

 
(7,159
)
 
11,295

 
(7,540
)

(1) The $922 million in 2015 was net of a valuation allowance related to Belgium of $196 million. The $1,128 million in 2014 was net of a valuation allowance related to Belgium of $172 million.

Changes in/activity related to unrecognized tax benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Beginning of year
 
$
2,465

 
2,729

 
3,054

Increases related to current year tax positions
 
570

 
281

 
643

Increases related to prior period tax positions
 
182

 
295

 
80

Decreases related to prior period tax positions
 
(79
)
 
(288
)
 
(574
)
Settlements
 
(4
)
 
(477
)
 
(418
)
Lapse of statute of limitations
 
(54
)
 
(75
)
 
(56
)
End of year
 
$
3,080

 
2,465

 
2,729