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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of component of income tax provision reflected in the consolidated statements of operations

Year Ended

(In millions)

    

December 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

December 31, 2019

 

Current:

Federal

$

$

0.1

$

(0.1)

Foreign

 

1.3

 

(0.1)

 

8.4

State

 

(3.9)

 

(4.1)

 

2.9

Total current

 

(2.6)

 

(4.1)

 

11.2

Deferred:

Federal

 

(3.8)

 

2.7

 

(4.2)

Foreign

 

(2.1)

 

57.6

 

(42.8)

State

 

(1.7)

 

3.7

 

13.3

Total deferred

 

(7.6)

 

64.0

 

(33.7)

Total provision (benefit)

$

(10.2)

$

59.9

$

(22.5)

Schedule of pre-tax income (losses)

Year Ended

(In millions)

    

December 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

December 31, 2019

 

Domestic

$

(1,029.5)

$

(3,036.4)

$

(165.1)

Foreign

 

(250.5)

 

(1,493.1)

 

(6.5)

Total

$

(1,280.0)

$

(4,529.5)

$

(171.6)

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, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

December 31, 2019

 

Income tax expense (benefit) at the federal statutory rate

$

(268.8)

$

(951.2)

$

(36.0)

Effect of:

State income taxes

 

(46.9)

 

(89.5)

 

(7.2)

Increase in reserve for uncertain tax positions

 

(3.3)

 

(1.9)

 

8.4

Federal and state credits

 

(2.3)

 

(3.6)

 

(6.5)

Permanent items - goodwill impairment

456.3

Permanent items - other

(3.1)

13.2

(6.6)

Foreign rate differential

4.3

19.7

11.8

Other

 

(5.0)

 

1.7

 

(10.6)

Impact of UK tax rate change

(34.3)

Valuation allowance

 

349.2

 

615.2

 

24.2

Income tax expense (benefit)

$

(10.2)

$

59.9

$

(22.5)

Effective income tax rate

 

0.8

%  

 

(1.3)

%  

 

13.1

%

Schedule of significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

 

Deferred Income Tax

Deferred Income Tax

 

(In millions)

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

 

Tangible assets

    

$

    

$

(131.7)

    

$

    

$

(179.7)

Right-of-use assets

(1,023.4)

(1,043.1)

Accrued liabilities

 

17.1

 

 

24.2

 

Intangible assets

 

 

(111.9)

 

 

(105.0)

Receivables

 

7.8

 

 

8.5

 

Investments

 

51.8

 

 

55.7

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

1.6

 

 

1.2

 

Pension and deferred compensation

 

23.3

 

 

15.4

 

Corporate borrowings

 

35.2

 

 

42.0

 

Disallowed interest

170.6

32.3

Deferred revenue

 

180.6

 

 

193.3

 

Lease liabilities

 

1,304.9

 

 

1,294.3

 

Finance lease obligations

 

1.2

 

 

1.6

 

Other credit carryovers

 

25.4

 

 

19.6

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

(1.1)

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

530.9

 

 

365.5

 

Total

$

2,350.4

$

(1,267.0)

$

2,053.6

$

(1,328.9)

Less: Valuation allowance

 

(1,114.1)

 

 

(764.9)

 

Net deferred income taxes

$

1,236.3

$

(1,267.0)

$

1,288.7

$

(1,328.9)

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

Additions

Charged

Balance at

Charged

(Credited)

Beginning of

to

to Other

Balance at

(In millions)

    

Period

    

Expenses(1)

    

Accounts(2)

    

End of Period

Calendar Year 2021

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets

$

764.9

349.2

$

1,114.1

Calendar Year 2020

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets

$

312.8

615.2

(163.1)

$

764.9

Calendar Year 2019

Valuation allowance-deferred income tax assets

$

323.6

24.2

(35.0)

$

312.8

(1)The 2021 valuation allowance primarily relates to the Company’s increase in the current year’s federal, state and international net operating losses, for which no benefit has been recognized.
(2)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, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

December 31, 2019

Balance at beginning of period

$

33.5

$

31.0

$

22.0

Gross increases—current period tax positions

 

 

4.8

 

10.5

Gross decreases—prior period tax positions

(22.5)

(1.3)

(1.5)

Gross decreases—settlements with authorities

(2.2)

Gross decreases—expiration of statute of limitations

(0.5)

(1.0)

Balance at end of period

$

8.3

$

33.5

$

31.0