Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
(In thousands)	2019			2018
Deferred income tax assets
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	$	95,861		$	102,806
State net operating loss carryforwards		67,357			55,478
Operating lease liability		198,800			—
Share-based compensation		15,029			15,127
Other		60,540			53,434
Gross deferred income tax assets		437,587			226,845
Valuation allowance		(41,281	)		(39,516	)
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance		396,306			187,329
Deferred income tax liabilities
Difference between book and tax basis of property and intangible assets		311,365			259,495
State tax liability		45,314			38,891
Right of use asset		194,874			—
Other		7,448			10,205
Gross deferred income tax liabilities		559,001			308,591
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	$	162,695		$	121,262

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Current
Federal	$	—		$	(584	)	$	(10,367	)
State		3,475			5,897			5,335
Total current taxes provision (benefit)		3,475			5,313			(5,032	)
Deferred
Federal		44,877			29,434			6,449
State		(3,862	)		5,584			1,698
Total deferred taxes provision		41,015			35,018			8,147
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations	$	44,490		$	40,331		$	3,115
Provision for income taxes included on the consolidated statement of operations
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations	$	44,490		$	40,331		$	3,115
Provision for income taxes from discontinued operations		—			136			14,855
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations and discontinued operations	$	44,490		$	40,467		$	17,970

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

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Tax at federal statutory rate		21.0	%		21.0	%		35.0	%
Federal statutory rate change on deferred tax liability		—	%		—	%		(35.2	)%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		(0.2	)%		5.9	%		2.7	%
Compensation-based credits		(1.2	)%		(1.9	)%		(1.0	)%
Nondeductible expenses		0.4	%		0.7	%		0.5	%
Tax exempt interest		(0.2	)%		(0.2	)%		(0.3	)%
Company provided benefits		1.6	%		0.1	%		0.5	%
Other, net		0.4	%		0.4	%		(0.4	)%
Effective tax rate		21.8	%		26.0	%		1.8	%

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning of year	$	2,482	$	2,482	$	2,482
Additions:
Tax positions related to current year		—		—		—
Reductions:
Tax positions related to prior years		—		—		—
Unrecognized tax benefit, end of year	$	2,482	$	2,482	$	2,482