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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 

 
 

 
 
U.S.—Federal
$

 
$

 
$

U.S.—State
2

 
23

 

Foreign

 

 
(299
)
Deferred:
 
 
 

 
 

U.S.—Federal
(1,321
)
 
(7,046
)
 
(14,685
)
U.S.—State

 
(889
)
 
(1,804
)
Foreign

 

 

Total
$
(1,319
)
 
$
(7,912
)
 
$
(16,788
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Income tax expense was different from the amounts computed by applying U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35% to pretax income as a result of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Federal statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
 %
 
1.6
 %
 
3.2
 %
Expiration of capital loss carryover
 %
 
(17.6
)%
 
(25.5
)%
Change in valuation allowance related to current activity
(30.1
)%
 
9.2
 %
 
25.3
 %
Change in valuation allowance related to change in tax rate
(291.2
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Change in tax rate
291.2
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Permanent items
1.1
 %
 
(5.7
)%
 
(7.6
)%
Provision to return adjustments and other
(7.9
)%
 
(7.8
)%
 
(0.8
)%
Actual income tax rate
(1.9
)%
 
14.7
 %
 
29.6
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating loss
$
388,317

 
$
611,631

Property and equipment
9,862

 
23,203

Other
10,263

 
10,868

Total deferred tax assets
408,442

 
645,702

Valuation allowance
(383,253
)
 
(613,866
)
Net deferred tax assets
25,189

 
31,836

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Investment in Laramie Energy
18,140

 
20,600

Convertible notes
3,193

 
6,866

Intangible assets
3,978

 
2,671

Other
863

 
2,337

Total deferred tax liabilities
26,174

 
32,474

Total deferred tax liability, net
$
(985
)
 
$
(638
)