Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes [Text Block]

Note 6 – Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The Provision (benefit) for income taxes includes:

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2019			2018
	(Millions)
Current:
Federal	$	(6	)	$	(19	)
State	—			1
	(6		)	(18		)
Deferred:
Federal	61			64
State	14			9
	75			73
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	69		$	55

The effective income tax rate for the total provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019, is greater than the federal statutory rate, primarily due to the effect of state income taxes.

The effective income tax rate for the total provision for the three months ended March 31, 2018, is less than the federal statutory rate. This is primarily due to the impact of the allocation of income to nontaxable noncontrolling interests, partially offset by the effect of state income taxes.

During the next 12 months, we do not expect ultimate resolution of any unrecognized tax benefit associated with domestic or international matters to have a material impact on our unrecognized tax benefit position.