Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation Table [Abstract]

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The sources and tax effects of the differences are reflected in the table below:

	Three months ended March 31,
$ in thousands	2018			Tax rate %		2017			Tax rate %
Expected income tax provision based on US statutory tax rate (1)	$	(64,151	)	21.0	%	$	(2,272	)	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(9,164		)	3.0	%	(195		)	3.0	%
Tax benefit (deficiency) from stock-based compensation	1,509			(0.5	%)	(3,300		)	50.8	%
Canadian valuation allowance (2)	(69		)	—	%	(145		)	2.2	%
Other, net	339			(0.1	%)	(110		)	1.7	%
Provision for income taxes	$	(71,536	)	23.4	%	$	(6,022	)	92.7	%

(1) In December 2017 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law, which among other things reduced the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018.

(2) Represents valuation allowances recognized against all deferred tax assets associated with operating loss carryforwards generated by the Company's Canadian operations during the respective periods for which the Company does not expect to realize a benefit.