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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Deferred tax assets and liabilities presented on the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
| December 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014
Current deferred tax liability | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,087 |
Non-current deferred tax liability | 162,189 |  |  | 142,263 |
Current deferred tax asset | — |  |  | (117 | )
Net deferred tax liability | $ | 162,189 |  |  | $ | 145,233 |
Components Comprising Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The components comprising our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| December 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014
Deferred tax assets |  |  |
Federal net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 308,738 |  |  | $ | 312,113 |
State net operating loss carryforwards | 47,711 |  |  | 41,395 |
Share-based compensation | 32,524 |  |  | 35,122 |
Other | 43,936 |  |  | 42,554 |
Gross deferred tax assets | 432,909 |  |  | 431,184 |
Valuation allowance | (247,761 | ) |  | (261,962 | )
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 185,148 |  |  | 169,222 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |
Difference between book and tax basis of intangible assets | 216,655 |  |  | 202,089 |
Difference between book and tax basis of property | 105,732 |  |  | 86,280 |
State tax liability, net of federal benefit | 13,428 |  |  | 11,980 |
Other | 11,522 |  |  | 14,106 |
Gross deferred tax liabilities | 347,337 |  |  | 314,455 |
Deferred tax liabilities, net | $ | 162,189 |  |  | $ | 145,233 |
Summary of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes | A summary of the provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | — |  |  | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | — |
State | 2,052 |  |  | (289 | ) |  | 368 |
Total current taxes provision (benefit) | 2,052 |  |  | 153 |  |  | 368 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |
Federal | (9,493 | ) |  | (6,336 | ) |  | 5,579 |
State | 807 |  |  | 775 |  |  | 1,737 |
Total deferred taxes provision (benefit) | (8,686 | ) |  | (5,561 | ) |  | 7,316 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations | $ | (6,634 | ) |  | $ | (5,408 | ) |  | $ | 7,684 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes included on the consolidated statement of operations |  |  |  |  |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations | $ | (6,634 | ) |  | $ | (5,408 | ) |  | $ | 7,684 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from discontinued operations | (540 | ) |  | 6,161 |  |  | 1,550 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing and discontinued operations | $ | (7,174 | ) |  | $ | 753 |  |  | $ | 9,234 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The following table provides a reconciliation between the federal statutory rate and the effective income tax rate, expressed as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income taxes:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Tax at federal statutory rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
Uncertain tax benefits | (421.6 | )% |  | — | % |  | 0.2 | %
Company provided benefits | 152.9 | % |  | (3.0 | )% |  | 0.2 | %
Accrued interest on uncertain tax benefits | (139.7 | )% |  | (2.0 | )% |  | 7.7 | %
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | 200.9 | % |  | (20.9 | )% |  | (55.6 | )%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 69.2 | % |  | (0.9 | )% |  | (3.8 | )%
Compensation-based credits | (60.8 | )% |  | 2.3 | % |  | 2.4 | %
Other, net | 0.7 | % |  | (0.8 | )% |  | 0.1 | %
Effective tax rate | (163.4 | )% |  | 9.7 | % |  | (13.8 | )%
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning of year | $ | 30,198 |  |  | $ | 37,059 |  |  | $ | 38,423 |
Additions: |  |  |  |  |
Tax positions related to current year | — |  |  | 487 |  |  | 562 |
Tax positions related to prior years | — |  |  | — |  |  | 138 |
Reductions: |  |  |  |  |
Tax positions related to the Deconsolidation of Borgata | — |  |  | (6,221 | ) |  | — |
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations | — |  |  | (1,097 | ) |  | — |
Tax position related to prior years | (27,716 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (2,064 | )
Settlement with taxing authorities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ | 2,482 |  |  | $ | 30,198 |  |  | $ | 37,059 |

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