Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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,  
     2013      2012      2011  

Domestic

   $ 155.6       $ 172.3       $ 143.9   

Foreign

     561.1         478.6         415.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 716.7       $ 650.9       $ 559.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components of Income Tax Expense

Income taxes are as follows (in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Current:

      

Foreign

   $ 138.1      $ 104.0      $ 103.3   

Federal

     68.8        82.1        55.3   

State

     7.2        8.6        7.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     214.1        194.7        166.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

      

Foreign

     (16.3     (6.3     (11.8

Federal

     (9.4     (2.7     (8.7

State

     0.8        1.2        (0.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (24.9     (7.8     (21.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 189.2      $ 186.9      $ 144.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
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):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2013             2012      

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Accruals not currently deductible

   $ 53.4      $ 48.0   

Tax loss carry forwards of certain foreign subsidiaries

     29.2        22.0   

Depreciation/amortization

     3.5        13.5   

Deferred compensation plan

     47.4        35.6   

Deferred interest expense

     218.7        186.9   

Accrued vacation

     5.5        4.6   

Inventory reserve

     13.2        6.4   

Hyperinflationary adjustment

            3.5   

Other

     4.5        8.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred income tax assets

     375.4        329.1   

Less: valuation allowance

     (247.6     (209.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax assets

   $ 127.8      $ 119.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

    

Intangible assets

   $ 113.0      $ 111.7   

Unremitted foreign earnings

     0.7        13.9   

Other

     4.5        4.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

   $ 118.2      $ 130.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ 9.6      $ (10.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
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 (in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  
     (In millions)  

Tax expense at United States statutory rate

   $ 250.9      $ 227.8      $ 195.9   

Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:

      

Differences between U.S. and foreign tax rates on foreign income, including withholding taxes

     (82.1     (97.9     (78.1

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

     (4.7     1.8        (8.8

Increase (decrease) in valuation allowances

     36.7        40.2        31.8   

State taxes, net of federal benefit

     5.7        7.3        5.2   

Unrecognized tax benefits

     (10.3     6.6        1.1   

Other

     (7.0     1.1        (2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 189.2      $ 186.9      $ 144.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
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, 2013, 2012, and 2011 (in millions):

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits

  $ 39.7      $ 32.4      $ 31.6   

Additions for current year tax positions

    10.3        7.8        5.5   

Additions for prior year tax positions

    4.1        4.5        2.0   

Reductions for prior year tax positions

    (3.9     (0.1     (0.9

Reductions for audit settlements

    (10.0     (0.3     (0.7

Reductions for the expiration of statutes of limitation

    (8.4     (4.9     (4.5

Changes due to foreign currency translation adjustments

    (1.9     0.3        (0.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties)

  $ 29.9      $ 39.7      $ 32.4   

Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits

    4.7        7.4        6.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties)

  $ 34.6      $ 47.1      $ 39.0