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Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The jurisdictional components of income before income taxes and non-controlling interest on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in millions): 
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019
U.S. $ (2,317) $ 720  $ 289 
International 39  (176) 426 
Total income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest $ (2,278) $ 544  $ 715 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax provision (benefit) included in our reported net income consisted of the following (in millions): 
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
Current:
Federal $ —  $ —  $ — 
State —  — 
Foreign — 
Total current — 
Deferred:
Federal (633) 41  (475)
State (89) (46)
Foreign —  — 
Total deferred (721) 43  (521)
Total income tax provision (benefit) $ (713) $ 43  $ (517)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Our income tax rates do not bear a customary relationship to statutory income tax rates. A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to our effective income tax rate is as follows: 
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
U.S. federal statutory tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
Non-controlling interest 7.2  (22.6) (17.2)
State tax, net of federal benefit (2.5) —  (5.4)
Executive compensation (0.5) 1.4  1.3 
Nondeductible interest expense —  8.0  5.0 
Foreign earnings taxed in the U.S. —  1.2  6.7 
Foreign rate differential (0.1) (3.7) (11.4)
Tax credits 0.6  (4.5) (5.2)
Internal restructuring —  7.0  — 
Other —  1.0  1.4 
Valuation allowance 5.6  (0.9) (68.5)
Effective tax rate as reported 31.3  % 7.9  % (72.3) %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions): 
December 31,
2021 2020
Deferred tax assets    
Net operating loss carryforwards and credits
Federal $ 3,231  $ 3,084 
Foreign
State 244  257 
Federal and state tax credits 108  95 
Derivative instruments 951 
Other 584  283 
Less: valuation allowance (63) (190)
Total deferred tax assets 5,057  3,539 
Deferred tax liabilities  
Investment in partnerships (716) (765)
Property, plant and equipment (2,638) (2,089)
Other (499) (196)
Total deferred tax liabilities (3,853) (3,050)
Net deferred tax assets $ 1,204  $ 489 
Summary of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of our unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, is as follows (in millions): 
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020
Balance at beginning of the year $ 62  $ 61 
Additions based on tax positions related to current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years —  — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years —  — 
Settlements —  — 
U.S. tax reform rate change —  — 
Balance at end of the year $ 65  $ 62