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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense
The Company’s income tax benefit consists of the following:
 Year Ended December 31,
 201920182017
 (In thousands)
Current:
Federal$(43) $(70) $(420) 
State27  93  —  
(16) 23  (420) 
Deferred:
Federal(28,148) (3,553) (199,370) 
State(4,551) (2,313) (3,514) 
(32,699) (5,866) (202,884) 
Total income tax benefit$(32,715) $(5,843) $(203,304) 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the U.S. federal tax statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, is set forth below: 
 Year Ended December 31,
 201920182017
 (%)(In thousands)(%)(In thousands)(%)(In thousands)
U.S. federal tax statutory rate21.00 %$(25,906) 21.00 %$(5,322) 35.00 %$(26,550) 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit2.90 %(3,573) 2.08 %(527) 2.59 %(1,966) 
Effects of non-controlling interest6.40 %(7,895) 13.09 %(3,317) 1.68 %(1,278) 
Non-deductible executive compensation(1.70)%2,094  (9.50)%2,408  1.05 %(792) 
Equity-based compensation windfall (shortfall)(1.75)%2,163  (3.68)%932  0.87 %(659) 
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(0.33)%402  0.41 %(104) (0.15)%111  
Annual effective tax benefit26.52 %$(32,715) 23.05 %$(5,843) 268.01 %$(203,304) 
Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, were as follows: 
 Year Ended December 31,
 20192018
 (In thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carryforward$191,022  $177,745  
Bonus and equity-based compensation8,799  8,436  
Derivative instruments3,946  —  
Other tax attribute carryovers1,643  856  
Total deferred tax assets205,410  187,037  
Less: Valuation allowance(2,915) (2,863) 
Total deferred tax assets, net$202,495  $184,174  
Deferred tax liabilities
Oil and gas properties$426,130  $423,270  
Derivative instruments—  22,834  
Investment in partnerships38,015  22,450  
Other deferred tax liabilities5,707  15,675  
Total deferred tax liabilities$469,852  $484,229  
Total deferred tax liabilities, net$267,357  $300,055