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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Taxes | Note K – Income Taxes The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense (benefit) divided by income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:
The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2025 was below the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to several factors including: no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM, a Canada tax credit received, and the effects of tax losses generated in Canada which has a higher tax rate. These impacts are partially offset by exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available as well as stock-based compensation. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 was below the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM, and a Canada tax credit received. These impacts are partially offset by the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. Federal rate, and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to several factors including: the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense; stock-based compensation; and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available. These impacts were partially offset by no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM, and a Canada tax credit received. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 was below the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM, and a Canada tax credit received. These impacts were partially offset by several factors including: the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available. The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities. These audits often take years to complete and settle. Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future years from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters. Additionally, the Company could be required to pay amounts into an escrow account as any matters are identified and appealed with the relevant taxing authorities. As of June 30, 2025, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows: U.S. – 2016; Canada – 2016; and Malaysia – 2018. The Company has retained certain possible liabilities and rights to income tax receivables relating to Malaysia for the years prior to 2019. Subsequent to the balance sheet date, on July 4, 2025, the current U.S. Administration signed into law the legislation commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which includes a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting corporations. The OBBBA, among other changes, permanently reinstates the "bonus" depreciation provisions that allow for the immediate expensing of 100% of the cost of certain qualified property acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025, permanently reinstates the elective immediate expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred in tax years beginning after December 31, 2024 (with a special transition rule that allows accelerated deduction of the remaining unamortized balance of capitalized domestic research and experimental expenditures), and permanently relaxes the limitation on the deductibility of business interest effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024. The OBBBA also modifies certain international tax provisions effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these tax law changes and will recognize the income tax effects in the consolidated financial statements beginning in the period in which the OBBBA was signed into law.
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