Table:
|  |  | Fiscal Year |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (In thousands) | December 29, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 |
| Geographic distribution of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees: |  |  |  |
| U.S. loss | $(84,071) | $(778,316) | $(1,242,000) |
| Non-U.S. income (loss) | 110,040 | (120,355) | 41,250 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated investees | $25,969 | $(898,671) | $(1,200,750) |
| Provision for income taxes: |  |  |  |
| Current tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |
| Federal | $(328) | $(1,155) | $6,816 |
| State | (370) | (553) | 6,575 |
| Foreign | (24,588) | (4,100) | (12,074) |
| Total current tax (expense) benefit | (25,286) | (5,808) | 1,317 |
| Deferred tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |
| Federal | (100) | — | — |
| State | — | — | 1,450 |
| Foreign | (1,245) | 4,798 | 1,177 |
| Total deferred tax (expense) benefit | (1,345) | 4,798 | 2,627 |
| (Provision for) benefit from income taxes | (26,631) | $(1,010) | $3,944 |
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Note 13. INCOME TAXES
In the year ended December 29, 2019, our income tax provision of $26.6 million on a profit before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees of $26.0 million was primarily due to tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that were profitable. In the year ended December 30, 2018, our income tax provision of $1.0 million on a loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $898.7 million was primarily due to tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that were profitable, offset by tax benefit related to release of valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction, and by a release of tax reserves due to lapse of statutes of limitation.
The geographic distribution of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees and the components of provision for income taxes are summarized below:
Question:
Which year was the total current tax benefit the highest?
Answer: Because 1,317 > (5,808) > (25,286), the answer is: 2017.