v3.19.3.a.u2
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Loss before Provision For Income Taxes

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Domestic

 

$

287

 

 

$

412

 

 

$

993

 

Noncontrolling interest and redeemable

   noncontrolling interest

 

 

(87

)

 

 

87

 

 

 

279

 

Foreign

 

 

465

 

 

 

506

 

 

 

937

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

665

 

 

$

1,005

 

 

$

2,209

 

 

Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

(10

)

State

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

Foreign

 

 

86

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

43

 

Total current

 

 

91

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

35

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

23

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

(3

)

Total deferred

 

 

19

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

(3

)

Total provision for income taxes

 

$

110

 

 

$

58

 

 

$

32

 

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carry-forwards

 

$

1,846

 

 

$

1,760

 

Research and development credits

 

 

486

 

 

 

377

 

Other tax credits

 

 

126

 

 

 

128

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

301

 

 

 

156

 

Inventory and warranty reserves

 

 

243

 

 

 

165

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

102

 

 

 

102

 

Operating lease right-of-use liabilities

 

 

290

 

 

 

 

Accruals and others

 

 

16

 

 

 

28

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

3,410

 

 

 

2,716

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(1,956

)

 

 

(1,806

)

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

 

1,454

 

 

 

910

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(1,185

)

 

 

(861

)

Investment in certain financing funds

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(33

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

(263

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(24

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(1,489

)

 

 

(918

)

Deferred tax liabilities, net of valuation allowance

   and deferred tax assets

 

$

(35

)

 

$

(8

)

Schedule of Reconciliation of Taxes at Federal Statutory Rate to Provision for Income Taxes

The reconciliation of taxes at the federal statutory rate to our provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Tax at statutory federal rate

 

$

(139

)

 

 

$

(211

)

 

 

$

(773

)

State tax, net of federal benefit

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

30

 

Excess tax benefits related to stock based

   compensation (1)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

 

(1,013

)

Foreign income rate differential

 

 

189

 

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

 

365

 

U.S. tax credits

 

 

(107

)

 

 

 

(80

)

 

 

 

(110

)

Noncontrolling interests and redeemable

   noncontrolling interests adjustment

 

 

(29

)

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

66

 

Effect of U.S. tax law change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

723

 

Bargain in purchase gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Convertible debt

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

91

 

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

 

719

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

110

 

 

 

$

58

 

 

 

$

32

 

Schedule of Changes to Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The changes to our gross unrecognized tax benefits were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

$

204

 

Decreases in balances related to prior year tax positions

 

 

(31

)

Increases in balances related to current year tax

   positions

 

 

84

 

Changes in balances related to effect of U.S. tax law change

 

 

(58

)

December 31, 2017

 

 

199

 

Decreases in balances related to prior year tax positions

 

 

(6

)

Increases in balances related to current year tax

   positions

 

 

60

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

253

 

Decreases in balances related to prior year tax positions

 

 

(39

)

Increases in balances related to current year tax

   positions

 

 

59

 

December 31, 2019

 

$

273