Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Domestic

 

$

(29.0

)

 

$

(89.3

)

 

$

80.9

 

Foreign

 

 

500.2

 

 

 

454.0

 

 

 

405.5

 

Total

 

$

471.2

 

 

$

364.7

 

 

$

486.4

 

 

Components of Income Tax Expense

Income taxes are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

$

147.1

 

 

$

127.9

 

 

$

147.0

 

Federal

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

35.4

 

State

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

159.5

 

 

 

141.1

 

 

 

185.5

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

(8.6

)

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

(13.2

)

Federal

 

 

106.4

 

 

 

(47.2

)

 

 

(23.8

)

State

 

 

 

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

97.8

 

 

 

(36.4

)

 

 

(38.2

)

 

 

$

257.3

 

 

$

104.7

 

 

$

147.3

 

 

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,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals not currently deductible

 

$

78.5

 

 

$

85.2

 

Tax loss and credit carryforwards of certain foreign

    subsidiaries

 

 

137.6

 

 

 

115.1

 

Tax loss and domestic tax credit carryforwards

 

 

191.4

 

 

 

102.6

 

Deferred compensation plan

 

 

49.7

 

 

 

73.8

 

Accrued vacation

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

6.2

 

Inventory reserve

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

11.2

 

Other

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

2.5

 

Gross deferred income tax assets

 

 

473.9

 

 

 

396.6

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(299.4

)

 

 

(115.4

)

Total deferred income tax assets

 

$

174.5

 

 

$

281.2

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

71.1

 

 

$

112.2

 

Depreciation/amortization

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

15.9

 

Unremitted foreign earnings

 

 

20.5

 

 

 

5.5

 

Other

 

 

7.7

 

 

 

7.7

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

104.7

 

 

 

141.3

 

Total net deferred tax assets

 

$

69.8

 

 

$

139.9

 

 

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,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Tax expense at United States statutory rate

 

$

164.9

 

 

$

127.7

 

 

$

170.2

 

Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

    income, including withholding taxes

 

 

(42.7

)

 

 

(16.6

)

 

 

203.1

 

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

    credits

 

 

(22.9

)

 

 

(10.2

)

 

 

(23.9

)

(Decrease) increase in valuation allowances

 

 

183.7

 

 

 

(5.6

)

 

 

(205.6

)

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

1.7

 

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

10.1

 

Excess tax benefits on equity awards

 

 

(31.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

(8.3

)

Total

 

$

257.3

 

 

$

104.7

 

 

$

147.3

 

 

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, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

50.5

 

 

$

49.4

 

 

$

40.5

 

Additions for current year tax positions

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

11.3

 

Additions for prior year tax positions

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

2.5

 

Reductions for prior year tax positions

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(4.7

)

 

 

(0.6

)

Reductions for audit settlements

 

 

(7.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Reductions for the expiration of statutes of limitation

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

(2.8

)

Changes due to foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(1.4

)

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding

    interest and penalties)

 

 

50.6

 

 

 

50.5

 

 

 

49.4

 

Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax

    benefits

 

 

11.4

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

8.6

 

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits (including

    interest and penalties)

 

$

62.0

 

 

$

62.0

 

 

$

58.0