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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Our income tax benefit from continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $(5.6) million and $(494.0) million, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 7.0 percent and 15,472.2 percent, respectively. Our income tax provision (benefit) from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $(32.0) million and $10.5 million, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 17.2 percent and 446.2 percent, respectively. Effective tax rate differences from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are primarily due to state and foreign income taxes, permanent non-deductible items and discrete adjustments.  The total benefit recorded for discrete adjustments for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 was $8.2 million. The discrete adjustments primarily relate to a decrease in our deferred state income tax rate, return to provision adjustments, and the recording of a tax benefit related to the reversal of an uncertain tax liability. The total benefit recorded for discrete adjustments for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 was $492.2 million. The 2018 discrete adjustments primarily relate to a reduction of the statutory federal income tax rate as part of the Tax Reform Act, an increase to our deferred state income tax rate, and return to provision adjustments.
For the next 12 months, we cannot predict with certainty whether we will achieve ultimate resolution of any uncertain tax positions associated with our U.S. and international operations that could result in increases or decreases of our unrecognized tax benefits. However, we do not expect the increases or decreases to have a material effect on our results of continuing operations or financial position.