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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1,764 and expense of $88 in the first quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively. The effective income tax rate of 37.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to foreign exchange losses realized upon the receipt of previously taxed income and treated as a discrete item for the quarter offset by losses incurred by certain of the Company’s Chinese operations for which no benefit was recorded and the effect of income earned by certain of the Company’s international entities operating in lower taxed jurisdictions. The effective income tax rate of negative 1.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to losses incurred by certain Company’s Chinese operations for which no benefit was recorded and the effect of income earned by certain of the Company’s international entities operating in lower taxed jurisdictions.
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had a liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits of $788. This amount includes $579 of unrecognized tax benefits which, if ultimately recognized, will reduce the Company’s annual effective income tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The Company had accrued approximately $92 and $86 for the payment of interest and penalties as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.