Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.6.0.2
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The income tax provision consists of the following:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
State
$
(1,330
)
 
$
(1,069
)
 
$
14,384

Federal
(19,770
)
 
(439
)
 
16,039

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
State
(386
)
 
(14,218
)
 
4,314

Federal
18,573

 
(240,275
)
 
118,604

Total income tax (benefit) expense provision
$
(2,913
)
 
$
(256,001
)
 
$
153,341

Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Amount
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax amount to the recorded expense follows:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
(Loss) income before federal income taxes
$
(982,622
)
 
$
(1,480,885
)
 
$
400,744

Expected income tax at statutory rate
(343,918
)
 
(518,310
)
 
140,259

State income taxes
(5,883
)
 
(15,908
)
 
11,570

Other differences
4,293

 
(420
)
 
1,512

Intraperiod tax allocation
(1,349
)
 

 

Changes in valuation allowance
343,944

 
278,637

 

Income tax (benefit) expense recorded
$
(2,913
)
 
$
(256,001
)
 
$
153,341

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences and net operating loss carryforwards, which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are estimated as follows: 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforward
$
162,073

 
$
46,209

 
$
1,091

Oil and gas property basis difference
386,302

 
292,838

 

Investment in pass through entities
27,469

 
14,034

 

FASB ASC 718 compensation expense
2,084

 
1,922

 
1,562

Business energy investment tax credit
369

 

 

AMT credit
3,842

 
23,629

 
24,053

Charitable contributions carryover
303

 
146

 
150

Unrealized loss on hedging activities
48,317

 

 

Foreign tax credit carryforwards
2,074

 
2,074

 
2,074

Accrued liabilities
397

 

 
1,260

ARO liability
12,107

 
9,415

 

State net operating loss carryover
5,351

 
4,344

 
2,627

Total deferred tax assets
650,688

 
394,611

 
32,817

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
(645,841
)
 
(303,246
)
 
(13,522
)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
4,847

 
91,365

 
19,295

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Oil and gas property basis difference

 

 
183,767

Investment in pass through entities

 

 
27,938

Non-oil and gas property basis difference
155

 
715

 
849

Unrealized gain on hedging activities

 
66,422

 
37,006

Total deferred tax liabilities
155

 
67,137

 
249,560

Net deferred tax asset (liability)
$
4,692

 
$
24,228

 
$
(230,265
)