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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of component of income tax provision reflected in the consolidated statements of operations

Year Ended

(In millions)

    

December 31, 2019

    

December 31, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

 

Current:

Federal

$

(0.1)

$

(0.5)

$

(13.4)

Foreign

 

8.4

 

5.0

 

5.3

State

 

2.9

 

15.5

 

4.4

Total current

 

11.2

 

20.0

 

(3.7)

Deferred:

Federal

 

(4.2)

 

0.8

 

116.4

Foreign

 

(42.8)

 

(7.5)

 

(5.5)

State

 

13.3

 

0.3

 

46.9

Total deferred

 

(33.7)

 

(6.4)

 

157.8

Total provision (benefit)

$

(22.5)

$

13.6

$

154.1

Schedule of pre-tax income (losses)

Year Ended

(In millions)

    

December 31, 2019

    

December 31, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

 

Domestic

$

(165.1)

$

154.4

$

(362.3)

Foreign

 

(6.5)

 

(30.7)

 

29.2

Total

$

(171.6)

$

123.7

$

(333.1)

Schedule of the difference between the effective tax rate on earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate

Year Ended

(In millions)

    

December 31, 2019

    

December 31, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

 

Income tax expense (benefit) at the federal statutory rate

$

(36.0)

$

26.0

$

(116.6)

Effect of:

State income taxes

 

(7.2)

 

8.9

 

(17.6)

Increase in reserve for uncertain tax positions

 

8.4

 

5.2

 

2.1

Federal and state credits

 

(6.5)

 

(5.9)

 

(5.2)

Permanent items - transaction costs

 

 

 

2.0

Permanent items - other

(6.6)

5.7

(9.4)

Foreign rate differential

11.8

(5.9)

(15.3)

Change in legislation

88.6

Other

 

(10.6)

 

9.7

 

4.9

Valuation allowance

 

24.2

 

(30.1)

 

220.6

Income tax expense (benefit)

$

(22.5)

$

13.6

$

154.1

Effective income tax rate

 

13.1

%  

 

11.0

%  

 

(46.3)

%

Schedule of significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

 

Deferred Income Tax

Deferred Income Tax

 

(In millions)

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

 

Tangible assets

    

$

    

$

(152.6)

    

$

    

$

(210.6)

ROU assets

(1,187.2)

Accrued liabilities

 

17.0

 

 

13.6

 

Intangible assets

 

 

(99.7)

 

 

(128.7)

Receivables

 

7.8

 

 

 

(3.7)

Investments

 

17.8

 

 

12.0

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

1.2

 

 

1.0

 

Pension, postretirement and deferred compensation

 

21.6

 

 

21.9

 

Corporate borrowings

 

 

(101.8)

 

 

(111.6)

Disallowed interest

42.1

14.9

Deferred revenue

 

170.8

 

 

201.7

 

Lease liabilities

 

1,377.7

 

 

165.6

 

Capital and financing lease obligations

 

2.4

 

 

118.5

 

Other credit carryovers

 

18.0

 

 

17.7

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

(1.0)

 

 

(1.0)

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

202.8

 

 

199.3

 

Total

$

1,879.2

$

(1,542.3)

$

766.2

$

(455.6)

Less: Valuation allowance

 

(312.8)

 

 

(323.6)

 

Net deferred income taxes

$

1,566.4

$

(1,542.3)

$

442.6

$

(455.6)

Schedule of rollforward of the Company's valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

Additions

Charged

Balance at

Charged

Charged

(Credited)

Beginning of

(Credited)

(Credited) to

to Other

Balance at

(In millions)

    

Period

    

to Expenses

    

Goodwill

    

Accounts(1)

    

End of Period

Calendar Year 2019

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets

$

323.6

24.2

(35.0)

$

312.8

Calendar Year 2018

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets

$

338.4

(30.1)

15.3

$

323.6

Calendar Year 2017

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets

$

112.2

220.6

(9.1)

14.7

$

338.4

(1)Primarily relates to amounts resulting from the Company’s changes in deferred tax assets and associated valuation allowance that are not related to income statement activity as well as amounts charged to other comprehensive income. In 2019, this includes $(28.6) million of valuation allowance associated with the sale of the Austria theatres.
Schedule of reconciliation of the change in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits

Year Ended

(In millions)

    

December 31, 2019

    

December 31, 2018

    

December 31, 2017

Balance at beginning of period

$

22.0

$

15.3

$

12.7

Gross increases—current period tax positions

 

10.5

 

7.3

 

3.2

Gross decreases—prior period tax positions

(1.5)

(0.6)

0.3

Impact of legislation change

(0.9)

Balance at end of period

$

31.0

$

22.0

$

15.3