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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Benefit for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations

Benefit for income taxes from continuing operations are as follows:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

67

 

 

$

46

 

 

$

(4,655

)

State

 

 

(381

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

(429

)

Total Current

 

$

(314

)

 

$

57

 

 

$

(5,084

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(50,084

)

 

$

(46,926

)

 

$

(25,958

)

State

 

 

9,639

 

 

 

4,913

 

 

 

(1,478

)

Total Deferred

 

$

(40,445

)

 

$

(42,013

)

 

$

(27,436

)

Benefit for income taxes

 

$

(40,759

)

 

$

(41,956

)

 

$

(32,520

)

 

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities include temporary differences and carryforwards as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

77

 

 

$

158

 

Inventory

 

 

316

 

 

 

2,048

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

2,393

 

 

 

4,003

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

1,964

 

 

 

3,024

 

Net operating loss

 

 

142,950

 

 

 

150,277

 

Other

 

 

15,540

 

 

 

18,337

 

Less valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

 

 

(26,920

)

 

 

(13,128

)

Total deferred tax assets

 

$

136,320

 

 

$

164,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(186,561

)

 

 

(249,714

)

Prepaid and other insurance reserves

 

 

(2,561

)

 

 

(4,603

)

Other

 

 

(1,985

)

 

 

(4,233

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(191,107

)

 

$

(258,550

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(54,787

)

 

$

(93,831

)

 

Loss from Continuing Operations Before Benefit for Income Taxes

All of our income (loss) before taxes relates to domestic operations.  Detailed below are the differences between the amount of the benefit for income taxes and the amount which would result from the application of the federal statutory rate to “Loss from continuing operations before benefit for income taxes”.

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Benefit for income taxes at federal statutory rate

 

$

(24,868

)

 

$

(45,531

)

 

$

(27,512

)

State current and deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(2,699

)

 

 

(4,452

)

 

 

(2,184

)

Energy credit

 

 

 

 

 

(888

)

 

 

(2,846

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

7,651

 

 

 

11,855

 

 

 

918

 

Tax reform

 

 

(22,988

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

2,145

 

 

 

(2,940

)

 

 

(896

)

Benefit for income taxes

 

$

(40,759

)

 

$

(41,956

)

 

$

(32,520

)

 

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Uncertain Tax Positions

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax positions is as follows:

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

657

 

 

$

259

 

 

$

657

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 

11

 

 

 

454

 

 

 

70

 

Additions based on tax positions of prior years

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

13

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(443

)

Settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(38

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

618

 

 

$

657

 

 

$

259