pre_text: The components of our income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands): As a result of a loss in a foreign location, we have a net operating loss carry-forward (“NOL”) of approximately $0.3 million
  available to offset future income. All $0.3 million of the NOL expires in 2025. We have established a valuation allowance for this
  NOL because the ability to utilize it is not more likely than not. We have tax credit carry-forwards of approximately $5.1 million available to offset future state tax. These tax credit carry-forwards
  expire in 2020 to 2029. These credits represent a deferred tax asset of $4.0 million after consideration of the federal benefit of state tax
  deductions. A valuation allowance of $1.8 million has been established for these credits because the ability to use them is not more
  likely than not. At December 31, 2019 we had approximately $58.2 million of undistributed earnings and profits. The undistributed earnings and
  profits are considered previously taxed income and would not be subject to U.S. income taxes upon repatriation of those earnings, in
  the form of dividends. The undistributed earnings and profits are considered to be permanently reinvested, accordingly no provision
  for local withholdings taxes have been provided, however, upon repatriation of those earnings, in the form of dividends, we could be
  subject to additional local withholding taxes.
table: Year Ended December 31,   
table: 2019 2018 2017
table: Current:                         
table: Federal    $ 18,682 $ 22,606 $ 53,998
table: State      5,711 6,182 6,595
table: Foreign      7,323 7,018 6,185
table: 31,716 35,806 66,778
table: Deferred:                         
table: Federal      (863 )     (3,127 )     1,590
table: State      (326 )     (674 )     35
table: Foreign      (212 )     (464 )     (51 ) 
table: (1,401 )     (4,265 )     1,574
table: Total   $ 30,315 $ 31,541 $ 68,352
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the change in tax payable between 2017 and 2018?