Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 26, 2020, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $12 million associated primarily with foreign income taxes. For the three months ended September 28, 2019, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $7 million, consisting primarily of $4 million of withholding taxes and $3 million of foreign income taxes in profitable locations.

For the nine months ended September 26, 2020, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $22 million associated primarily with foreign income taxes and withholding taxes. For the nine months ended September 28, 2019, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $4 million, consisting primarily of a $13 million credit to U.S. income taxes due to the completion of certain internal tax structuring partially offset by $5 million of withholding taxes and $4 million of foreign income taxes in profitable locations.

As of September 26, 2020, substantially all the Company’s U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, were subject to valuation allowances. After considering all available evidence, the Company determined that the valuation allowances should be maintained.
The Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits were $84 million as of September 26, 2020. The Company has foreign and U.S. state tax audits in process at any one point in time. It is reasonably possible the Company may have tax audits close in the next 12 months that could materially change the balance of the uncertain tax benefits; however, the timing of tax audit closures and settlements are uncertain.