Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expenses and benefits included in the consolidated statements of operations are detailed below:
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
October 11, 2016
through
December 31, 2016
 
 
January 1, 2016
through
October 10, 2016
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Current taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
$
—

State
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
—

Deferred taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(56,365
)
 
(26,713
)
 
—

 
 
—

State
(3,075
)
 
(3,217
)
 
—

 
 
406

 
(59,440
)
 
(29,930
)
 
—

 
 
406

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense)
$
(59,440
)
 
$
(29,930
)
 
$
—

 
 
$
406

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
October 11, 2016
through
December 31, 2016
 
 
January 1, 2016
through
October 10, 2016
(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense) at the federal statutory rate
$
(57,157
)
 
$
(39,720
)
 
$
3,145

 
 
$
—

State income tax benefit (expense) - net of federal income tax benefits
(3,075
)
 
(2,788
)
 
—

 
 
406

Change in Federal tax rate (net of state benefit)
—

 
4,425

 
—

 
 
—

Noncontrolling interest in partnership
2,696

 
2,795

 
(273
)
 
 
—

Equity based compensation
(1,825
)
 
241

 
—

 
 
—

Nondeductible expenses
(79
)
 
(31
)
 
(4
)
 
 
—

Change in valuation allowance


 
5,148

 
(2,868
)
 
 
—

Income tax benefit (expense)
$
(59,440
)
 
$
(29,930
)
 
$
—

 
 
$
406

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant positions of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities are presented below:
(in thousands)
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
$
87,196

 
$
88,968

Capitalized intangible drilling cost
29,159

 
5,137

Interest expense
6,023

 
—

Equity-based compensation
3,366

 
2,631

Other assets
282

 
288

Total deferred tax assets
126,026

 
97,024

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Investment in Centennial Resource Production, LLC
(188,193
)
 
(106,923
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax asset (liability)
$
(62,167
)
 
$
(9,899
)