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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 11: Income Taxes
Interim Income Tax Expense (Benefit) – Our income tax expense or benefit reflects a combination of income taxes in foreign jurisdictions and certain U.S. states. We have federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) and non-deductible interest expense carryforwards in the U.S. that may be applied to reduce taxable income in current and future tax years. Some of these carryforwards are subject to annual usage limitations and expiration, while other state NOLs and a portion of federal NOLs do not have limitations or expiration. We carry a valuation allowance against our U.S. carryforwards, which results in no net income tax expense in our earnings in periods when additional NOLs are generated or when existing NOLs are utilized. Certain states that we operate in have rules regarding the deductibility of items that diverge from U.S. federal deductibility rules and in addition, a number of these states have placed limitations on the usage of NOLs to offset taxable income apportioned to those states. Our overall effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, including the relative amounts of income we earn in different tax jurisdictions, tax law changes, certain non-deductible expenses, the changes in our valuation allowance and divergence of state rules from federal rules. The factors result in an effective tax rate that differs from statutory rates.
The Company’s effective income tax rate was (21.8)% for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to (26.9)% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to changes in the valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company reduced its valuation allowance based on updated projections of future taxable income and the realization of certain deferred tax assets, which resulted in a discrete tax benefit.