.s . business operations . at december 31 , 2017 , our intent is , among other things , to use this cash to fund the operations of our foreign subsidiaries , and we have not changed our indefinite reinvestment decision as a result of u.s . tax reform but will reassess this during the course of 2018 . if we decide at a later date to repatriate those funds to the u.s. , we may be required to provide taxes on certain of those funds , however , due to the enactment of u.s