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INCOME TAXES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
The following table presents the components of our total income tax provision:

 Three months ended
June 30,		Six months ended
June 30,
 2024202320242023
(in millions)(in millions)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$11 $135 $(8)$511 
Current income tax provision— 29 — 57 
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
3 9 (6)56 
Total income tax provision (benefit)
$3 $38 $(6)$113 
Our annual effective tax rate of 27% differed from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to state taxes. Our annual effective tax rate of 75% differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the settlement of stock-based compensation awards in the first quarter of 2024 at a share price which exceeded the grant date value used to recognize compensation expense for financial accounting. This difference resulted in a tax benefit and had the effect of increasing our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Our annual effective tax rate of 28% differed from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 primarily due to state taxes. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 we recognized a tax benefit for the release of a valuation allowance, which was recognized in 2022. See Part II, Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 7 Income Taxes in our 2023 Annual Report for additional information.
Management expects to realize the recorded deferred tax assets primarily through future income and reversal of taxable temporary differences. Realization of our existing deferred tax assets is not assured and depends on a number of factors including our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in future periods.