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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
(Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax (benefit) provision consisted of the following components (in thousands):
 
Successor
Predecessor
 Year Ended December 31, 2018Year Ended December 31, 2017Period from October 2, 2016 through December 31, 2016Period from January 1, 2016 through October 1, 2016
Current
Federal$(33)$(8,719)$— $— 
State(38)(30)11 
(71)(8,749)11 
Deferred
Federal— — — — 
State— — — — 
— — — — 
Total (benefit) provision $(71)$(8,749)$$11 
Reconciliation of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes at Statutory Federal Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the (benefit) provision for income taxes at the statutory federal tax rate to the Company’s actual income tax (benefit) provision is as follows (in thousands):
SuccessorPredecessor
 Year Ended December 31, 2018Year Ended December 31, 2017Period from October 2, 2016 through December 31, 2016Period from January 1, 2016 through October 1, 2016
Computed at federal statutory rate$(1,921)$13,409 $(116,891)$504,283 
State taxes, net of federal benefit119 (284)(3,696)10,512 
Non-deductible expenses849 1,711 144 462 
Non-deductible debt costs— — — 22,694 
Stock-based compensation1,874 1,109 306 5,884 
Discharge of debt and other reorganization related items206 1,018 — 359,278 
Return to provision adjustments (1)(1,292)341,681 — — 
Impact of legislative changes— 243,801 — — 
Release of valuation allowance— (8,719)— — 
Change in valuation allowance132 (602,452)120,144 (903,102)
Other(38)(23)— 
Total (benefit) provision $(71)$(8,749)$$11 
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1.The adjustment for the period ended December 31, 2017, primarily related to the Company’s decision to file its 2016 income tax returns using an alternate method than previously estimated with respect to its Chapter 11 related transactions.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 December 31, 2018December 31, 2017
Deferred tax liabilities
Investments(1)$112,343 $171,517 
Derivative contracts1,128 — 
Total deferred tax liabilities113,471 171,517 
Deferred tax assets
Property, plant and equipment267,865 391,273 
Derivative contracts— 3,131 
Net operating loss carryforwards302,190 217,259 
Tax credits and other carryforwards35,640 33,001 
Asset retirement obligations15,016 18,843 
Other3,816 8,959 
Total deferred tax assets624,527 672,466 
Valuation allowance(511,056)(500,949)
Net deferred tax liability$— $— 
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1.Includes the Company’s deferred tax liability resulting from its investment in the Royalty Trusts.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31, 2018 Year Ended December 31, 2017
Unrecognized tax benefit at January 1$48 $84 
Changes to unrecognized tax benefits related to a prior period— 
Lapse of statute of limitations(48)(38)
Unrecognized tax benefit at December 31$— $48