Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Summary of Income Tax Benefit (Provision)

The following summarizes our income tax benefit (provision) on the loss from continuing operations (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Total current income tax provision	$	(517)	$	(4,233)	$	(2,347)	$	(5,005)
Total deferred income tax benefit (provision)		37,451		(721)		33,248		(20,101)
Income tax benefit (provision)	$	36,934	$	(4,954)	$	30,901	$	(25,106)

Summary of Uncertain Tax Positions Included in Income Tax Provision

The following summarizes amounts for uncertain tax positions (“UTPs”) included in our income tax benefit (provision) (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Current provision for UTPs	$	(507)	$	(602)	$	(784)	$	(207)
Deferred benefit for UTPs		187		147		244		145
Tax provision for UTPs	$	(320)	$	(455)	$	(540)	$	(62)

Summary of Changes to Company's Liabilities for UTPs

The following summarizes the changes to our liabilities for UTPs included in long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Liabilities for UTPs:
Opening balance — January 1	$	77,133	$	79,688
Current provision (benefit) for:
Unrecognized tax benefits		—		(622)
Potential additional interest		1,695		1,813
Potential penalty adjustment		—		(425)
Statute expirations		(174)		(559)
Tax settlements		(737)		—
Ending balance	$	77,917	$	79,895