v3.24.0.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense

The components of income tax expense for 2023, 2022 and 2021, are as follows:

(in millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Current income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

641

 

 

$

255

 

 

$

2,031

 

State and local

 

 

176

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

226

 

Foreign

 

 

538

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

576

 

Total net current income tax expense

 

 

1,355

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

2,833

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

101

 

 

 

562

 

 

 

(935

)

State and local

 

 

11

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

(150

)

Foreign

 

 

12

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

220

 

Total net deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

124

 

 

 

602

 

 

 

(865

)

Total income tax expense

 

$

1,479

 

 

$

1,296

 

 

$

1,968

 

Components of Income before Taxes, Less Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Income tax expense has been based on the following components of income before taxes, less net income (loss) attributable to NCI:

(in millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Domestic

 

$

4,565

 

 

$

4,604

 

 

$

5,030

 

Foreign

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

1,870

 

 

 

2,839

 

Total

 

$

6,981

 

 

$

6,474

 

 

$

7,869

 

Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense with Expected Federal Income Tax Expense

A reconciliation of income tax expense with expected federal income tax expense computed at the applicable federal income tax rate of 21% for 2023, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:

(in millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Statutory income tax expense

 

$

1,466

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

1,360

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

1,653

 

 

 

21

%

Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and local taxes (net of federal benefit)

 

 

110

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

2

 

Impact of federal, foreign, state, and local tax rate
   changes on deferred taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

2

 

Stock-based compensation awards

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(87

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(1

)

Resolution of outstanding tax matters

 

 

(204

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(143

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign tax rates

 

 

112

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

1

 

Income tax expense

 

$

1,479

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

1,296

 

 

 

20

%

 

$

1,968

 

 

 

25

%

Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are shown below:

 

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

$

375

 

 

$

568

 

Loss carryforwards

 

 

95

 

 

 

100

 

Capitalized costs

 

 

216

 

 

 

103

 

Other

 

 

825

 

 

 

903

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

1,511

 

 

 

1,674

 

Less: deferred tax valuation allowances

 

 

(59

)

 

 

(39

)

Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowances

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

1,635

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill and acquired indefinite-lived intangibles

 

 

4,299

 

 

 

4,244

 

Acquired finite-lived intangibles

 

 

86

 

 

 

114

 

Unrealized investment gains

 

 

25

 

 

 

72

 

Other

 

 

340

 

 

 

349

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

 

4,750

 

 

 

4,779

 

Net deferred tax (liabilities)

 

$

(3,298

)

 

$

(3,144

)

Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following tabular reconciliation presents the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits:

(in millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

912

 

 

$

1,022

 

 

$

940

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

25

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

18

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(4

)

Additions based on tax positions related to current year

 

 

49

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

69

 

Additions related to business combinations

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlements

 

 

(231

)

 

 

(103

)

 

 

(1

)

Balance at December 31

 

$

749

 

 

$

912

 

 

$

1,022