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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The income tax provision consists of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Current
Federal $ 72  $ 116  $ 65 
State 14  22  16 
Foreign 40  22  11 
126  160  92 
Deferred
Federal (6) (30) (5)
State (4) (9) — 
Foreign (7) —  4 
(17) (39) (1)
Provision for income taxes $ 109  $ 121  $ 91 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
Pretax income for domestic and foreign operations consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Domestic $ 332  $ 432  $ 312 
Foreign 66  44  23 
Pretax income $ 398  $ 476  $ 335 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:
As of December 31,
2023 2022
Deferred income tax assets:
Accrued liabilities and deferred revenues $ 95  $ 85 
Tax credits (a)
9  7 
Other comprehensive income and other 13  14 
Provision for doubtful accounts 8  7 
Net operating loss carryforward (b)
23  22 
Valuation allowance (c)
(23) (23)
Deferred income tax assets 125  112 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization 412  417 
Other comprehensive income and other 26  35 
Deferred income tax liabilities 438  452 
Net deferred income tax liabilities $ 313  $ 340 
Reported in:
Other non-current assets $ 12  $ 5 
Deferred income taxes 325  345 
Net deferred income tax liabilities $ 313  $ 340 
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Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate as follows for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Federal statutory rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefits 2.5  2.8  3.1 
Taxes on foreign operations at rates different than U.S. federal statutory rates 2.6  1.9  2.0 
Taxes on foreign income, net of tax credits 0.3  0.4  0.3 
Nondeductible executive compensation 1.2  0.7  0.7 
Foreign-derived intangible income (0.8) (0.5) (0.2)
Valuation allowances 0.1  (0.6) 0.5 
Other 0.5  (0.3) (0.2)
27.4  % 25.4  % 27.2  %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Beginning balance $ 8  $ 7  $ 9 
Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior period 7  4  1 
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current period 2  —  — 
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities (2) —  — 
Decreases as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (4) (3) (2)
Decreases related to tax positions taken during a prior period —  —  (1)
Ending balance $ 11  $ 8  $ 7