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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
The Company’s income tax benefit (expense) consisted of the following components:
(In thousands)Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024202320242023
Current tax expense$(23,066)$(38,930)$(43,453)$(77,576)
Deferred tax benefit2,231 48,191 67,239 107,089 
Income tax benefit (expense)$(20,835)$9,261 $23,786 $29,513 

The effective tax rates for the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were (101.7)% and 2.2%, respectively. The three month effective tax rate was primarily impacted by changes in the forecasted increase in valuation allowances recorded against certain deferred assets, related primarily to disallowed interest expense carryforwards due to uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to utilize those assets in future periods. The nine month effective tax rate was primarily impacted by impairment charges to non-deductible goodwill recorded during the second quarter of 2024, as discussed in Note 4, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Intangibles, and Goodwill as well as the valuation allowance changes noted above.
The effective tax rates for the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were 50.8% and 2.6%, respectively. The three month effective tax rate was primarily impacted by the forecasted increase in valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets, related primarily to disallowed interest expense carryforwards, due to uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to utilize those assets in future periods. The nine month effective tax rate was primarily impacted by impairment charges to non-deductible goodwill recorded during the second quarter of 2023.