The components of the (benefit) provision for income taxes from continuing operations are presented in the following table (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Current income tax (benefit) provision:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(8

)

 

$

221

 

 

$

 

State

 

 

72

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

145

 

Total current

 

 

64

 

 

 

370

 

 

 

145

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(4,269

)

 

 

(1,363

)

 

 

238

 

State

 

 

(429

)

 

 

(153

)

 

 

24

 

Total deferred

 

 

(4,698

)

 

 

(1,516

)

 

 

262

 

Total income tax (benefit) provision

 

$

(4,634

)

 

$

(1,146

)

 

$

407