Table:
|  | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Current: |  |  |  |
| Federal | $15,160 | $63,814 | $78 |
| State | — | 234 | 33 |
| Foreign | 11,943 | 10,134 | 10,016 |
|  | 27,103 | 74,182 | 10,127 |
| Deferred: |  |  |  |
| Federal | (3,498) | (2,958) | 77 |
| State | 827 | (447) | 38 |
| Foreign | (7,093) | 23,793 | (481) |
|  | (9,764) | 20,388 | (366) |
|  | $17,339 | $94,570 | $9,761 |
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6. Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
Question:
What was the deferred federal income tax expense  in 2018?
Answer: (2,958)