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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) is comprised of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(0.7
)
 
$
67.2

 
$
74.9

State
(22.1
)
 
(7.0
)
 
14.5

Total current
(22.8
)
 
60.2

 
89.4

Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(181.4
)
 
(61.0
)
 
2.7

State
(12.7
)
 
(19.0
)
 
(7.6
)
Total deferred
(194.1
)
 
(80.0
)
 
(4.9
)
Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
(216.9
)
 
$
(19.8
)
 
$
84.5

Schedule of reconciliation of total income tax expense (benefit) to income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate (35%) to pre-tax income (loss)
The following is a reconciliation of total income tax expense (benefit) to income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate (35%) to pretax income (loss):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
Tax computed at federal statutory rate
$
0.0

 
$
(3.8
)
 
$
133.8

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
(15.7
)
 
(8.0
)
 
11.7

State tax incentives, net of federal tax expense
(6.9
)
 
(8.8
)
 
(7.2
)
Domestic production activities deduction

 
(4.3
)
 
(5.9
)
Noncontrolling interest
6.1

 
5.5

 
(44.9
)
Other, net
0.1

 
(0.4
)
 
(3.0
)
Adjustment to deferred tax assets and liabilities for enacted change in federal tax rate
(200.5
)
 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
(216.9
)
 
$
(19.8
)
 
$
84.5

Schedule of income tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities
The income tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in millions)
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Personnel accruals
$

 
$
1.3

State tax credit carryforward, net
11.3

 
10.5

Net operating loss carryforward
7.2

 

Other

 
0.1

Total gross deferred income tax assets
18.5

 
11.9

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Personnel accruals
(1.2
)
 

Property, plant, and equipment
(2.1
)
 
(3.8
)
Investment in CVR Partners
(54.6
)
 
(89.2
)
Investment in CVR Refining
(345.3
)
 
(497.8
)
Prepaid expenses
(0.2
)
 
(0.3
)
Other
(1.0
)
 
(0.7
)
Total gross deferred income tax liabilities
(404.4
)
 
(591.8
)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
(385.9
)
 
$
(579.9
)
Schedule of reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
Balance beginning of year
$
44.1

 
$
49.0

 
$
55.5

Increase based on prior year tax positions

 

 

Decrease based on prior year tax positions

 

 

Increases in current year tax positions

 

 
9.8

Settlements

 

 

Reductions related to expirations of statute of limitations
(15.4
)
 
(4.9
)
 
(16.3
)
Balance end of year
$
28.7

 
$
44.1

 
$
49.0