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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202220212020
Current tax expense (benefit)
Federal$51,246 $— $(27)
State16,950 — — 
Total current tax expense (benefit)68,196 — (27)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
Federal289,578 62,212 (53,784)
State47,924 10,646 (6,736)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)337,502 72,858 (60,520)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$405,698 $72,858 $(60,547)
Schedule of Temporary Differences, Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities that give rise to the net deferred tax liability and asset result from the following components (in thousands):
As of December 31,
20222021
Deferred tax liabilities:
Oil and gas properties$868,612 $608,829 
Right-of-use assets5,915 8,292 
Total deferred tax liabilities874,527 617,121 
Deferred tax assets:
Federal and state tax net operating loss carryforward432,096 482,216 
Asset retirement obligations71,092 51,515 
Commodity derivative contracts37,293 86,958 
Inventory13,783 10,108 
Stock-based compensation5,974 7,622 
Lease liability6,067 8,187 
Property taxes— 19,458 
Transaction costs1,461 — 
Other long-term assets12,547 21,474 
Total deferred tax assets580,313 687,538 
Less: Valuation allowance25,404 48,133 
Total deferred tax assets after valuation allowance554,909 639,405 
Total non-current net deferred tax asset (liability)$(319,618)$22,284 
Schedule of Federal Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Acquired and Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities from Mergers The following table outlines the Federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards acquired and deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded as a result of the mergers that closed in 2021 (in millions):
HighPoint MergerExtraction MergerCrestone Peak Merger
Federal NOL carryforwards (1)
$219.0 $479.9 $555.7 
Deferred tax asset (liability)$110.5 $49.2 $(125.1)
Valuation allowance(48.1)— — 
Net deferred tax asset (liability)$62.4 $49.2 $(125.1)
___________________________(1)The net operating loss carryforwards acquired in the HighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak mergers will be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 of the Code of approximately $5.6 million, $7.0 million, and $16.8 million, respectively.
Schedule of Amount of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Recorded income tax expense or benefit differs from the amount that would be provided by applying the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21% to income before income taxes. These differences primarily relate to the effect of state income taxes, excess tax benefits and deficiencies on stock-based compensation awards, tax limitations on compensation of covered individuals, changes in valuation allowances, and other permanent differences, as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202220212020
Federal statutory tax expense$347,293 $52,824 $9,026 
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
State tax expense, net of federal benefit58,658 10,646 1,694 
State tax rate change — — 124 
Return to provision19,975 27 292 
Compensation of covered individuals6,138 1,793 144 
Stock-based compensation(3,343)(1,559)690 
Transaction costs— 9,043 — 
Bargain purchase gain(2,852)— — 
Tax credits(1,405)— — 
Change in valuation allowance(19,302)— (72,553)
Other536 84 36 
Total income tax expense (benefit)$405,698 $72,858 $(60,547)