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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Significant Components of Provision for Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
Significant components of the provision for income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations are as follows:
(In thousands)Successor CompanyPredecessor Company
Year Ended December 31,Period from May 2, 2019 through December 31,Period from January 1, 2019 through May 1,
2021202020192019
Current – Federal
$(2,169)$(652)$(172)$2,264 
Current – foreign
(2,177)(1,674)(754)(282)
Current – state
(14,919)1,680 (10,045)74,762 
Total current benefit (expense)(19,265)(646)(10,971)76,744 
Deferred – Federal
932 172,302 (14,470)(109,511)
Deferred – foreign
976 28 23 (8)
Deferred – state
8,966 11,939 5,327 (6,320)
Total deferred benefit (expense)10,874 184,269 (9,120)(115,839)
Income tax benefit (expense)$(8,391)$183,623 $(20,091)$(39,095)
Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
Successor Company
(In thousands)20212020
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles and fixed assets$931,406 $1,005,116 
Operating lease right-of-use assets187,938 204,953 
Total deferred tax liabilities1,119,344 1,210,069 
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses22,003 23,052 
Net operating loss carryforwards157,095 218,290 
Interest expense carryforwards337,660 315,304 
Operating lease liabilities210,227 209,010 
Capital loss carryforwards1,651,413 1,662,174 
Investments18,956 15,378 
Bad debt reserves13,078 15,247 
Other4,833 13,228 
Total gross deferred tax assets2,415,265 2,471,683 
Less: Valuation allowance1,854,143 1,818,091 
Total deferred tax assets561,122 653,592 
Net deferred tax liabilities$558,222 $556,477 
Reconciliation of Income Tax to Income Tax Benefit
The reconciliations of income tax on income (loss) from continuing operations computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to the recorded income tax benefit (expense) for the Successor Company and Predecessor Company are:
Successor Company
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,Period from May 2, 2019 through December 31,
(In thousands)202120202019
AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
Income tax benefit (expense) at statutory rates$31,500 21.0 %440,758 21.0 %$(28,012)21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect
3,325 2.2 %13,619 0.7 %(4,718)3.5 %
Foreign income taxes(978)(0.7)%(1,187)(0.1)%(1,593)1.2 %
Nondeductible items(10,264)(6.8)%(8,928)(0.4)%(7,345)5.5 %
Changes in valuation allowance and other estimates
(35,093)(23.4)%(30,531)(1.5)%24,439 (18.2)%
Impairment charges— — %(257,119)(12.3)%— — %
Tax credits4,831 3.2 %3,353 0.2 %— — %
Other, net(1,712)(1.1)%23,658 1.1 %(2,862)2.1 %
Income tax benefit (expense)$(8,391)(5.6)%$183,623 8.7 %$(20,091)15.1 %

Predecessor Company
Period from January 1, 2019 through May 1,
(In thousands)2019
AmountPercent
Income tax expense at statutory rates$(1,999,008)21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect
68,442 (0.7)%
Foreign income taxes(270)— %
Nondeductible items(1,793)— %
Changes in valuation allowance and other estimates
648,384 (6.8)%
Reorganization and fresh start adjustments1,245,282 (13.1)%
Other, net(132)— %
Income tax expense$(39,095)0.4 %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
(In thousands)Successor Company
Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized Tax Benefits20212020
Balance at beginning of period$14,681 $13,664 
Increases for tax position taken in the current year1,911 2,325 
Increases for tax positions taken in previous years2,937 453 
Decreases for tax position taken in previous years(217)(1,566)
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations(1,267)(195)
Balance at end of period$18,045 $14,681