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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Provision for Income Taxes | The following table sets forth our provision for income taxes for the periods indicated:
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (Thousands of dollars)
Current tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | (1,278 | ) |  | $ | 260 |  |  | $ | 295 |
State |  | 963 |  |  | 1,633 |  |  | 1,670 |
Total current tax expense (benefit) |  | (315 | ) |  | 1,893 |  |  | 1,965 |
Deferred tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 327,806 |  |  | 319,551 |  |  | 376,728 |
State |  | 44,923 |  |  | 41,459 |  |  | 68,589 |
Total deferred tax expense |  | 372,729 |  |  | 361,010 |  |  | 445,317 |
Total provision for income taxes |  | $ | 372,414 |  |  | $ | 362,903 |  |  | $ | 447,282 |
Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision | The following table is a reconciliation of our income tax provision for the periods indicated:
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (Thousands of dollars)
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 1,650,991 |  |  | $ | 1,517,935 |  |  | $ | 1,040,801 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | 3,329 |  |  | 205,678 |
Net income attributable to ONEOK before income taxes |  | 1,650,991 |  |  | 1,514,606 |  |  | 835,123 |
Federal statutory income tax rate |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
Provision for federal income taxes |  | 346,708 |  |  | 318,067 |  |  | 292,293 |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  | 34,545 |  |  | 38,668 |  |  | 16,197 |
Deferred tax rate change, inclusive of valuation allowance |  | 11,340 |  |  | 5,552 |  |  | 141,283 |
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |  | (20,983 | ) |  | (4,644 | ) |  | — |
Other, net |  | 804 |  |  | 5,260 |  |  | (2,491 | )
Income tax provision |  | $ | 372,414 |  |  | $ | 362,903 |  |  | $ | 447,282 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The following table sets forth the tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities for the periods indicated:
|  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Deferred tax assets |  | (Thousands of dollars)
Employee benefits and other accrued liabilities |  | $ | 99,510 |  |  | $ | 91,587 |
Federal net operating loss |  | 858,030 |  |  | 420,318 |
State net operating loss and benefits |  | 171,779 |  |  | 108,004 |
Derivative instruments |  | 83,710 |  |  | 22,108 |
Other |  | 12,769 |  |  | 13,378 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 1,225,798 |  |  | 655,395 |
Valuation allowance for state net operating loss and tax credits |  |  |  |
Carryforward expected to expire prior to utilization |  | (94,794 | ) |  | (73,820 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | 1,131,004 |  |  | 581,575 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |
Excess of tax over book depreciation |  | 84,631 |  |  | 73,113 |
Investment in partnerships (a) |  | 1,582,436 |  |  | 728,193 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | 1,667,067 |  |  | 801,306 |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |  | $ | (536,063 | ) |  | $ | (219,731 | )
(a) Due primarily to excess of tax over book depreciation.

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