Income Taxes |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company calculates its provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate to its year-to-date pre-tax book income or loss. The tax effects of discrete items are recognized in the period in which they occur. The effective tax rate (income taxes as a percentage of income from operations before income taxes) including discrete items was 11.3% and 18.4% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to 54.4% and 28.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The changes in the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the corresponding prior year periods, were primarily driven by (i) the exclusion of certain foreign losses for which no tax benefit can be recognized in the Company’s worldwide effective tax rate calculation; (ii) non-deductible permanent items; (iii) state income taxes; and (iv) changes in uncertain tax positions. The effective tax rate may vary from period to period depending on, among other factors, the geographic and business mix of the Company’s earnings, changes in its valuation allowance assessment, and other factors, including the Company’s historical and projected pre-tax earnings, which are considered in evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets. As of each reporting date, the Company evaluates all available positive and negative evidence in assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). As of June 30, 2026, the Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets not considered “more likely than not” to be realized. A reduction in the valuation allowance could result in a significant decrease in income tax expense in the period the release is recorded. The timing and amount of any reversal will depend on actual earnings achieved in 2026 and projected future income levels. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had prepaid income taxes of $17.5 million and $35.7 million, respectively, which were included in “Prepaid expenses” within the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. On June 29, 2026, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in the Company’s favor with respect to its Indiana wagering tax add-back position for the 2015 through 2017 tax years, reversing a prior decision of the Indiana Tax Court. As a result, the Company reversed the previously recorded unrecognized tax benefits and corresponding accrued interest, which was recognized as a discrete benefit during the quarter. The Company continues to maintain reserves associated with subsequent tax years pending resolution of those periods.
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