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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
We intend to elect and qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with the taxable year beginning January 1, 2016. So long as we qualify as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our net income that we distribute currently to our stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the REIT.  However, Four Corners’ taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) will generally be subject to federal, state, and local income taxes.
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015, our income tax expense (benefit) was $(80.6) million and $19 thousand, respectively. The income tax benefit recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was principally the result of the reversal of deferred tax liabilities associated with activities no longer expected to be subject to federal taxation as a result of our satisfaction of all requirements and our intention to elect to be taxed as a REIT commencing with the year beginning January 1, 2016.