Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
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Provision for Income Taxes |
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Year Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
U.S. Federal: |
(in thousands) |
Current |
$ |
(337) |
|
$ |
(337) |
|
$ |
(674) |
Deferred |
|
11,814 |
|
|
3,916 |
|
|
(15,910) |
Foreign: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current |
|
3,859 |
|
|
9,747 |
|
|
14,327 |
Deferred |
|
12,345 |
|
|
10,564 |
|
|
(40,997) |
Total |
$ |
27,681 |
|
$ |
23,890 |
|
$ |
(43,254) |
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Summary of Differences between the Financial Statement and Tax Bases of Assets and Liabilities |
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As of December 31, |
(in thousands) |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Deferred tax assets: |
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|
|
Basis difference in fixed assets |
|
$ |
27,995 |
|
$ |
26,590 |
Foreign tax credit carryforward |
|
|
34,144 |
|
|
34,144 |
Alternative minimum tax credit carryover |
|
|
— |
|
|
337 |
U.S. federal net operating losses |
|
|
32,579 |
|
|
30,572 |
Foreign net operating losses |
|
|
24,602 |
|
|
11,770 |
Asset retirement obligations |
|
|
3,640 |
|
|
3,407 |
Operating leases |
|
|
1,472 |
|
|
— |
Basis difference in accrued liabilities |
|
|
368 |
|
|
676 |
Basis difference in receivables |
|
|
331 |
|
|
171 |
Other |
|
|
1,121 |
|
|
1,120 |
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
126,252 |
|
|
108,787 |
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(126,252) |
|
|
(84,628) |
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
24,159 |
|
Pretax Income |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
U.S. |
|
$ |
(2,908) |
|
$ |
(13,330) |
|
$ |
(5,672) |
Foreign |
|
|
(17,494) |
|
|
34,372 |
|
|
61,146 |
|
|
$ |
(20,402) |
|
$ |
21,042 |
|
$ |
55,474 |
|
Statutory Rate Reconciliation |
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|
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Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands) |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Tax provision computed at U.S. statutory rate |
|
$ |
(4,284) |
|
$ |
4,386 |
|
$ |
11,650 |
Foreign taxes not offset in U.S. by foreign tax credits |
|
|
(9,801) |
|
|
16,015 |
|
|
24,840 |
Recognition of foreign deferred tax assets, net of U.S. impact |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(45,751) |
Unrealizable foreign deferred tax assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
24,176 |
Permanent differences |
|
|
97 |
|
|
180 |
|
|
(104) |
Foreign tax credit expirations |
|
|
— |
|
|
9,616 |
|
|
4,311 |
Increase/(decrease) in valuation allowance |
|
|
41,635 |
|
|
(6,307) |
|
|
(62,270) |
Other |
|
|
34 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(106) |
Total income tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
27,681 |
|
$ |
23,890 |
|
$ |
(43,254) |
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Income Tax Years Subject to Examination by Major Tax Jurisdictions |
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Jurisdiction |
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Years |
U.S. |
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2011-2020 |
Gabon |
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2016-2020 |
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