Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.3.1.900
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income before Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Domestic

 

$

80.9

 

 

$

94.0

 

 

$

155.6

 

Foreign

 

 

405.5

 

 

 

327.3

 

 

 

561.1

 

Total

 

$

486.4

 

 

$

421.3

 

 

$

716.7

 

 

Components of Income Tax Expense

Income taxes are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

$

147.0

 

 

$

141.7

 

 

$

138.1

 

Federal

 

 

35.4

 

 

 

47.4

 

 

 

68.8

 

State

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

185.5

 

 

 

197.4

 

 

 

214.1

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

(13.2

)

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(16.3

)

Federal

 

 

(23.8

)

 

 

(76.5

)

 

 

(9.4

)

State

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

(38.2

)

 

 

(84.8

)

 

 

(24.9

)

 

 

$

147.3

 

 

$

112.6

 

 

$

189.2

 

 

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant categories of temporary differences that gave rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (tax effected in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals not currently deductible

 

$

84.6

 

 

$

68.5

 

Tax loss and credit carryforwards of certain foreign

subsidiaries

 

 

121.4

 

 

 

88.7

 

Domestic foreign tax credit carryforwards

 

 

76.7

 

 

 

51.2

 

Unremitted foreign earnings

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

1.0

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

63.9

 

 

 

61.9

 

Deferred interest expense(1)

 

 

 

 

 

240.8

 

Accrued vacation

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

6.0

 

Inventory reserve

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

23.8

 

Other

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

6.0

 

Gross deferred income tax assets

 

 

373.7

 

 

 

547.9

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(121.3

)

 

 

(330.0

)

Total deferred income tax assets

 

$

252.4

 

 

$

217.9

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

112.8

 

 

$

114.2

 

Depreciation/amortization

 

 

22.1

 

 

 

9.4

 

Other

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

6.3

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

135.8

 

 

 

129.9

 

Total net deferred tax assets

 

$

116.6

 

 

$

88.0

 

 

(1)

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company utilized $240.8 million of its deferred tax asset balance relating to intercompany deferred interest expense as of December 31, 2014 and reduced its valuation allowance for the same amount, as a result of a taxable distribution of an intercompany asset between Herbalife subsidiaries that occurred during the third quarter of 2015. There was no net impact to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of income, or consolidated statement of cash flows.

Reconciliation between Provision for Income Taxes at Statutory Rate and Provision for Income Taxes at Effective Tax Rate

The applicable statutory income tax rate in the Cayman Islands was zero for Herbalife Ltd. for the years being reported. For purposes of the reconciliation between the provision for income taxes at the statutory rate and the provision for income taxes at the effective tax rate, a notional 35% tax rate is applied as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Tax expense at United States statutory rate

 

$

170.2

 

 

$

147.4

 

 

$

250.9

 

Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Differences between U.S. and foreign tax rates on foreign

   income, including withholding taxes

 

 

203.1

 

 

 

(60.0

)

 

 

(82.1

)

U.S. tax (benefit) on foreign income net of foreign tax

   credits

 

 

(23.9

)

 

 

(73.4

)

 

 

(4.7

)

(Decrease) increase  in valuation allowances

 

 

(205.6

)

 

 

85.7

 

 

 

36.7

 

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

5.7

 

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

(10.3

)

Other

 

 

(8.3

)

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

(7.0

)

Total

 

$

147.3

 

 

$

112.6

 

 

$

189.2

 

 

Changes Occurred in Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following changes occurred in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended

December 31

2015

 

 

Year Ended

December 31

2014

 

 

Year Ended

December 31

2013

 

Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

40.5

 

 

$

29.9

 

 

$

39.7

 

Additions for current year tax positions

 

 

11.3

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

10.3

 

Additions for prior year tax positions

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

4.1

 

Reductions for prior year tax positions

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(3.9

)

Reductions for audit settlements

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(10.0

)

Reductions for the expiration of statutes of limitation

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(8.4

)

Changes due to foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(1.9

)

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding

interest and penalties)

 

$

49.4

 

 

$

40.5

 

 

$

29.9

 

Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax

benefits

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

4.7

 

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits (including

interest and penalties)

 

$

58.0

 

 

$

47.2

 

 

$

34.6