b'KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)13. Income Taxes (Continued)The components of loss before income taxes were as follows:Years Ended December 31,2018 2017 2016(In thousands)United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,026 $ 6,068 $ 5,083Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (73,979) (66,914) (63,749)Foreignother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17,907) (117,009) (235,898)Loss before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(50,860) $(177,855) $(294,564)The components of the provision for income taxes attributable to our income (loss) before incometaxes consist of the following:Years Ended December 31,2018 2017 2016(In thousands)Current:United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 122 $10,976 $ 12,675Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreignother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,864 24,456 102Total current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,986 35,432 12,777Deferred:United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,514 15,310 (3,594)Bermuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreignother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631 (5,805) (19,967)Total deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,145 9,505 (23,561)Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,131 $44,937 $(10,784)141'