For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the (benefit from) provision for income taxes is comprised of the following:

	2020			2019			2018
Current income tax provision	(In thousands)
Federal	$	(136	)	$	(77	)	$	(99	)
State		1,020			1,580			1,113
Foreign		5			27			7
Total current income tax provision		889			1,530			1,021
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision:
Federal		(19,718	)		21,825			13,019
State		(11,696	)		16,173			3,875
Total deferred income tax (benefit) provision		(31,414	)		37,998			16,894
Total income tax (benefit) provision	$	(30,525	)	$	39,528		$	17,915

The deferred income tax (benefit) provision represents the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Cash paid for income taxes totaled $0.5 million, $1.4 million and $0.8 million, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	2020			2019
Deferred income tax assets:	(In thousands)
Acquisition and debt related costs	$	4,128		$	5,550
Net operating losses		272,943			180,693
Goodwill impairment		53,887			54,271
Self-insurance		7,410			7,308
Deferred revenue		5,707			2,546
Cash flow hedge		—			571
Restricted stock		2,826			4,411
Tax credits		10,577			10,230
Legal settlements		645			8,590
Lease obligations		29,943			32,078
Interest limitation		463			—
Other		6,061			5,200
Total deferred income tax assets		394,590			311,448
Valuation allowance		(65,617	)		(5,216	)
Net deferred tax assets		328,973			306,232
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment		(211,729	)		(225,827	)
Amortization - Goodwill		(51,435	)		(46,688	)
Amortization - Other intangibles		(26,080	)		(22,979	)
Right of use assets		(29,631	)		(31,940	)
Other		(3,023	)		(2,558	)
Total deferred income tax liabilities		(321,898	)		(329,992	)
Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities)	$	7,075		$	(23,760	)

The Company files federal, state and provincial income tax returns in various jurisdictions with varying statute of limitation expiration dates. Under the tax statute of limitations applicable to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2016. However, because the Company is carrying forward income tax attributes, such as net operating losses and tax credits from 2009 and subsequent years, these attributes can still be audited when utilized on returns filed in the future. The Company has determined that there are no positions currently taken that would rise to a level requiring an amount to be recorded or disclosed as an unrecognized tax benefit. If such positions do arise, it is the Company’s intent that any interest or penalty amount related to such positions will be recorded as a component of the income tax provision in the applicable period.

The Company has federal tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2020 and state net operating loss carryforwards spread across various jurisdictions with a combined total of approximately $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2020. These net operating loss carryforwards, if not used to reduce taxable income in future periods, will begin to expire in 2029, for both federal and state tax purposes.

Realization of the deferred income tax assets, primarily arising from these net operating loss carryforwards and charitable contribution carryforwards, is dependent upon generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the carryforwards, which may include the reversal of deferred tax liability components.

The Company believes it is more likely than not that some of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Therefore, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $39.5 million for federal net operating loss carryforwards, approximately $7.1 million for federal tax credits and approximately $4.0 million for federal and state charitable contributions as of December 31, 2020. Separately, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $15.0 million and $5.2 million, net of federal tax benefit, on the deferred tax assets related to state net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company’s valuation allowances, in part, rely on estimates and assumptions related to future financial performance. Given the macroeconomic environment related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainties regarding the related impact on financial performance, the Company’s valuation allowances may need to be adjusted in the future.

The reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax provision (benefit) rate for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:

	2020							2019							2018
	Amount			%				Amount			%				Amount			%
	(In thousands)
Income tax at federal statutory rates	$	(71,998	)		21.00		%	$	27,091			21.00		%	$	13,167			21.00		%
State taxes, net of federal benefit		(15,816	)		4.61				7,645			5.93				4,640			7.40
Equity-based compensation		(485	)		0.14				(1,776	)		(1.38	)			668			1.07
Tax credits		(304	)		0.09				(795	)		(0.62	)			(1,221	)		(1.95	)
Impact of state rate changes		(3,906	)		1.14				3,770			2.92				(379	)		(0.60	)
Nondeductible settlement		—			—				—			—				840			1.34
Valuation allowance - state		10,450			(3.05	)			2,455			1.90				—			—
Valuation allowance - federal		49,951			(14.57	)			—			—				—			—
Other		1,583			(0.46	)			1,138			0.89				200			0.31
Income tax (benefit) provision	$	(30,525	)		8.90		%	$	39,528			30.64		%	$	17,915			28.57		%