Income tax expense consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:

  

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(197

)

 

$

3,580

 

 

$

3,555

 

State

 

 

1,042

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

477

 

Total current tax expense

 

 

845

 

 

 

3,865

 

 

 

4,032

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(1,282

)

 

 

1,052

 

 

 

(1,214

)

State

 

 

(783

)

 

 

(137

)

 

 

(263

)

Total deferred tax expense

 

 

(2,065

)

 

 

915

 

 

 

(1,477

)

Total income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

$

(1,220

)

 

$

4,780

 

 

$

2,555