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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense
The Company’s income tax benefit consists of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(70
)
 
$
(420
)
 
$

State
93

 

 

 
23

 
(420
)
 

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(3,553
)
 
(199,370
)
 
(117,781
)
State
(2,313
)
 
(3,514
)
 
(10,757
)
 
(5,866
)
 
(202,884
)
 
(128,538
)
Total income tax benefit
$
(5,843
)
 
$
(203,304
)
 
$
(128,538
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the U.S. federal tax statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, is set forth below: 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(%)
 
(In thousands)
 
(%)
 
(In thousands)
 
(%)
 
(In thousands)
U.S. federal tax statutory rate
21.00
 %
 
$
(5,322
)
 
35.00
 %
 
$
(26,550
)
 
35.00
 %
 
$
(130,044
)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
2.08
 %
 
(527
)
 
2.59
 %
 
(1,966
)
 
2.27
 %
 
(8,435
)
Effects of non-controlling interest
13.09
 %
 
(3,317
)
 
1.68
 %
 
(1,278
)
 
 %
 

Non-deductible executive compensation
(9.50
)%
 
2,408

 
1.05
 %
 
(792
)
 
(0.21
)%
 
796

Equity-based compensation windfall (shortfall)
(3.68
)%
 
932

 
0.87
 %
 
(659
)
 
(1.83
)%
 
6,808

State deferred tax rate change
13.73
 %
 
(3,479
)
 
0.36
 %
 
(270
)
 
 %
 

Change in valuation allowance
(6.74
)%
 
1,707

 
 %
 

 
 %
 

Impact of U.S. tax reform
(7.34
)%
 
1,859

 
226.61
 %
 
(171,900
)
 
 %
 

Other
0.41
 %
 
(104
)
 
(0.15
)%
 
111

 
(0.64
)%
 
2,337

Annual effective tax benefit
23.05
 %
 
$
(5,843
)
 
268.01
 %
 
$
(203,304
)
 
34.59
 %
 
$
(128,538
)
Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, were as follows: 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforward
$
177,745

 
$
182,633

Bonus and equity-based compensation
8,436

 
10,100

Derivative instruments

 
30,397

Other tax attribute carryovers
856

 
1,099

Total deferred tax assets
187,037

 
224,229

Less: Valuation allowance
(2,863
)
 
(1,159
)
Net deferred tax assets
184,174

 
223,070

Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Oil and natural gas properties
423,270

 
485,132

Derivative instruments
22,834

 

Investment in partnerships
22,450

 
25,490

Other deferred tax liabilities
15,675

 
18,369

Total deferred tax liabilities
484,229

 
528,991

Total net deferred tax liabilities
$
300,055

 
$
305,921