INCOME TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes |
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded an income tax benefit in continuing operations of $1.8 million and an income tax expense of $173.3 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 we recorded an income tax expense of $7.6 million and $37.2 million, respectively. The increase of income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily driven by the placement of a valuation allowance against U.S. deferred tax assets that were recognized in prior years. The year-to-date expense was calculated using the year-to-date loss, considering non-taxable and non-deductible items expected to be incurred for the full year unless those items are expected to be ratably incurred based on operating activity or profitability, (e.g. depletion), in which case we only considered year-to-date actual amounts, multiplied by the statutory rate and offset by the computed valuation allowance.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded discrete items that resulted in an income tax benefit of $0.3 million and an income tax expense of $167.2 million, respectively. The six months ended June 30, 2015 adjustments relate primarily to the placement of a valuation allowance against U.S. deferred tax assets that were recognized in prior years. This compares to discrete items that resulted in an income tax benefit of $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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