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Provision for Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Federal and State Income Tax Provision Our federal, state and foreign income tax provision (benefit) is summarized below:


 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Current portion of income tax provision (benefit):
                 
Federal
 
$
(1.3
)
 
$
5.3
   
$
0.1
 
State
   
25.7
     
33.1
     
18.5
 
Foreign
   
1.2
     
0.5
     
1.0
 
Total current portion
   
25.6
     
38.9
     
19.6
 
Deferred portion of income tax provision (benefit):
                       
Federal
   
1.6
     
(0.3
)
   
(1.8
)
State
   
18.5
     
21.7
     
7.9
 
Foreign
   
(0.1
)
   
     
 
Total deferred portion
   
20.0
     
21.4
     
6.1
 
Total provision for income taxes
 
$
45.6
   
$
60.3
   
$
25.7
 
Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes with amounts determined by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:

 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Pre-Tax Net Book Income (“NBI”)
 
$
4,732.7
   
$
4,298.8
   
$
2,881.3
 
 
                       
Texas Margin Tax (1)
 
$
44.2
   
$
54.8
   
$
26.4
 
State income taxes (net of federal benefit)
   
0.5
     
0.2
     
0.5
 
Federal income taxes computed by applying the federal 
statutory rate to NBI of corporate entities
   
0.9
     
2.1
     
0.1
 
Other permanent differences
   
     
3.2
     
(1.3
)
Provision for income taxes
 
$
45.6
   
$
60.3
   
$
25.7
 
 
                       
Effective income tax rate
   
1.0
%
   
1.4
%
   
0.9
%

(1) 
Although the Texas Margin Tax is not considered a state income tax, it has the characteristics of an income tax since it is determined by applying a tax rate to a base that considers our Texas-sourced revenues and expenses.
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities The following table presents the significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at the dates indicated:

 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2019
   
2018
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
           
Attributable to property, plant and equipment
 
$
100.2
   
$
80.8
 
Attributable to investments in partnerships
   
3.3
     
2.3
 
     Total deferred tax liabilities
   
103.5
     
83.1
 
Less deferred tax assets:
               
Net operating loss carryovers (1)
   
0.1
     
0.1
 
Temporary differences related to Texas Margin Tax
   
3.0
     
2.6
 
Total deferred tax assets
   
3.1
     
2.7
 
Total net deferred tax liabilities
 
$
100.4
   
$
80.4
 

(1)
These losses expire in various years between 2020 and 2037 and are subject to limitations on their utilization.