Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income TaxesThe Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was a provision of 48.6% as compared to 21.0%, respectively, resulting from increased discrete tax expense, and provision of 3.7% and of 19.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, resulting from more discrete tax expense combined with year to date pretax losses.

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% and the Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were impacted by a variety of factors, primarily resulting from the geographic mix of where the income was earned, as well as certain taxable income inclusion items in the U.S. based on foreign earnings.

The three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were impacted by certain discrete items. Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 included a discrete expense of $6 million associated with a tax basis adjustment on a prior disposition. The six months ended June 30, 2023 also included certain discrete items totaling $4 million of additional income tax expense.

The three and six months ended June 30, 2022 were also impacted by certain discrete items. Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 included a discrete benefit of $11 million associated with the reduction in valuation allowance related to the integration of certain Brazilian operations. The six months ended June 30, 2022 also included a discrete benefit of $4 million associated with the approval of certain state tax credits, offset by $15 million of tax expense related to the divestiture of the CH&S business.

The Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for 2011 to 2015 and 2017 to 2020, as well as certain state and non-U.S. income tax returns for various years, are under examination.