v3.8.0.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes comprised the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(66

)

 

$

 

 

$

(265

)

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current provision for income taxes

 

$

(66

)

 

$

 

 

$

(265

)

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

75,341

 

 

$

(24,957

)

 

$

(91,716

)

State

 

 

1,146

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

(1,424

)

Total deferred provision for income taxes

 

$

76,487

 

 

$

(24,418

)

 

$

(93,140

)

 

Total Income Tax Expense Differed from Amounts Computed by Applying U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rates to Pre-Tax Income

Total income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal statutory tax rates to pre-tax income (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Statutory tax at 35%

 

$

(12,578

)

 

$

(26,831

)

 

$

(93,628

)

State taxes, net of federal impact

 

 

528

 

 

 

578

 

 

 

(1,463

)

Share-based compensation tax shortfall

 

 

1,279

 

 

 

1,826

 

 

 

1,939

 

Permanent differences

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

26

 

Other differences

 

 

30

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(1,035

)

Change in federal tax rate

 

 

(51,939

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of deferred tax assets

 

 

139,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

756

 

Total

 

$

76,421

 

 

$

(24,418

)

 

$

(93,405

)

 

Significant Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities are (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

39,991

 

 

$

155,018

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

471

 

 

 

1,732

 

Other

 

 

533

 

 

 

892

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

40,995

 

 

 

157,642

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference in depreciation, depletion and

   capitalization methods — oil and gas properties

 

 

(122,335

)

 

 

(162,501

)

Derivative assets

 

 

(302

)

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(122,637

)

 

 

(162,501

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

(460

)

 

 

(756

)

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(82,102

)

 

$

(5,615

)