Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The net loss before income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
U.S.
 
$
(383,411
)
 
$
(858
)
 
$
(114
)
Foreign
 
17,260

 
(2,481
)
 
(3,814
)
Total
 
$
(366,151
)
 
$
(3,339
)
 
$
(3,928
)
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax provision consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
 
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
Year ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 


U.S. federal
 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign
 
1,628

 
3,230

 
4,858

Total
 
$
1,628


$
3,230

 
$
4,858

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal
 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign
 
239

 
1,461

 
1,700

Total
 
$
239

 
$
1,461

 
$
1,700

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal
 
$

 
$
(1,866
)
 
$
(1,866
)
Foreign
 
305

 
(90
)
 
215

Total
 
$
305

 
$
(1,956
)
 
$
(1,651
)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Income tax provision differed from the amounts computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% to loss before income taxes.
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Income tax benefit at U.S. federal statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Increase (reduction) in income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch income
 
(0.6
)%
 
26.1
 %
 
37.7
 %
Foreign rate differential
 
0.2
 %
 
(9.8
)%
 
(13.3
)%
Impact of tax holiday
 
(0.1
)%
 
6.3
 %
 
12.9
 %
Non-deductible expenses
 
(0.1
)%
 
(37.2
)%
 
(6.1
)%
Imputed interest
 
(0.9
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Prior period adjustment
 
(0.1
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Change in valuation allowance
 
(23.1
)%
 
(62.6
)%
 
(54.8
)%
Foreign taxes
 
 %
 
(11.4
)%
 
33.6
 %
Non-Allocable Partnership Loss
 
(11.6
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Other
 
 %
 
2.7
 %
 
(3.0
)%
Effective tax (expense) benefit rate
 
(1.3
)%

(50.9
)%

42.0
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of the major items recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities are:
 
 
As of December 31,
(In thousands)
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
99,724

 
$
38,901

Asset retirement obligations
 
685

 
644

Deferred foreign taxes
 

 
940

Derivatives
 
16,464

 
3,452

Unrealized currency loss
 
822

 
164

Investment in Partnership
 
214,799

 

Other
 
1,892

 

Total deferred tax assets
 
334,386

 
44,101

Valuation allowance
 
(261,501
)
 
(9,265
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
72,885

 
34,836

 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Power plants
 
(64,967
)
 
(36,136
)
Intangible assets
 
(18,320
)
 

Derivatives
 

 

Capitalized Interest
 
(1,013
)
 

Unrealized currency gain/loss
 
(17,529
)
 
(1,384
)
Other
 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(101,829
)
 
(37,520
)
Valuation allowance
 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities
 
$
(28,944
)
 
$
(2,684
)