Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Current and Deferred Income Tax (Benefit) and Expenses

The current and deferred income tax (benefit) and expenses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(in thousands)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(11,421	)	$	(21,766	)	$	100,032		$	76,368
Current tax (benefit) expense		(5,803	)		(5,764	)		(6,564	)		27,270
Deferred tax expense (benefit)		2,354			(2,670	)		40,844			4,451
Deferred tax expense (benefit) - impact of tax reform		33			-			(11,203	)		-
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)		2,387			(2,670	)		29,641			4,451
Total tax expense (benefit)	$	(3,416	)	$	(8,434	)	$	23,077		$	31,721