Income Taxes (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

INCOME TAXES

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s tax provision and applicable tax rates for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2020			2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Combined federal and state income tax provision	$	2,148		$	11,522
Effective income tax rate	7.43		%	24.65		%

The Company's provision for income taxes was $2.1 million and $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The lower tax provision in 2020 was due to a lower effective tax rate, which included a $4.7 million discrete tax benefit recognized in the quarter. This discrete benefit was associated with revised net operating loss (NOL) carryback provisions included in the federal Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), signed into law on March 27, 2020. The effect of any change in enacted tax rates on deferred assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date, and accordingly, the discrete benefit was fully recognized during the first quarter of 2020.