INCOME TAXES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Taxes

The components of our provision for income taxes are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Current tax benefit	$	(717	)	$	—		$	(717	)	$	(6	)
Deferred tax expense	42,783			58,617			99,732			136,929
	$	42,066		$	58,617		$	99,015		$	136,923
Combined federal and state effective income tax rate	23.0		%	37.6		%	23.2		%	37.5		%