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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Significant Components of Income before Income Taxes

Significant components of Income before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2018				2017				2016
U.S.		$	56,114			$	122,162			$	176,958
Non-U.S.			815				—				—
Income before income taxes		$	56,929			$	122,162			$	176,958

Schedule of Significant Components of the Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Significant components of the Income tax expense (benefit) are as follows (in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2018				2017				2016
Current
U.S. federal		$	254			$	5,966			$	1,001
U.S. state and local			953				598				—
Non-U.S.			220				—				—
Total current income tax expense			1,427				6,564				1,001
Deferred
U.S. federal			11,133				(110,361	)			(538	)
U.S. state and local			5,560				1,516				125
Non-U.S.			—				—				—
Total deferred income tax expense		$	16,693			$	(108,845	)		$	(413	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	18,120			$	(102,281	)		$	588

Schedule of Income Tax Provision Differed from Amounts Computed at the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

The income tax provision differed from amounts computed at the statutory federal income tax rate, as follows (in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2018									2017 (1)									2016 (2)
		$				%					$				%					$
Income tax provision at statutory rate		$	11,955				21.0		%		$	42,757				35.0		%		$	521
Tax effect of pre-Separation earnings			—				—					(16,210	)			(13.3	)				—
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit			2,668				4.7					2,294				1.9					67
Effect of change in apportionment factors (3)			3,467				6.1					—				—					—
Write-off of permanent outside basis difference			—				—					(50,687	)			(41.5	)				—
Effect of U.S. federal tax rate change			—				—					(80,298	)			(65.7	)				—
Other, net			30				—					(137	)			(0.1	)				—
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	18,120				31.8		%		$	(102,281	)			(83.7	)	%		$	588

(1) The income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2017 is based upon seven months of Cars.com, LLC activity and twelve months of DealerRater activity.

(2) As a partnership, Cars.com, LLC generally was not subject to federal and state income tax. Therefore, the income tax benefit is based upon five months of DealerRater post-acquisition activity.

(3) This item relates to changes in apportionment factors upon the finalization of the post-Spin 2017 state tax returns in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

		December 31,
		2018				2017
Deferred income tax asset (liability):
Accrued compensation		$	4,098			$	2,374
Unfavorable contracts liability			4,739				10,794
Other			2,725				3,758
Less: Valuation allowance			—				—
Total deferred tax assets		$	11,562			$	16,926
Depreciation		$	(4,629	)		$	(4,667	)
Intangibles			(183,632	)			(156,968	)
Other			(1,217	)			(1,773	)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(189,478	)			(163,408	)
Net deferred tax liability		$	(177,916	)		$	(146,482	)

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