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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 8: Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s effective income tax rate was 35.5 percent and 63.0 percent, respectively.  For the six months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s effective income tax rate was 34.9 percent and 38.5 percent, respectively.
 
The most significant factors impacting the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, as compared with the prior-year periods, were changes in the valuation allowance related to certain foreign jurisdictions and changes in the mix of foreign and domestic earnings.  At September 30, 2015, the Company continued to record a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions ($44.1 million) and a valuation allowance against certain U.S. deferred tax assets ($5.8 million), as it is more likely than not these assets will not be realized based on historical financial results.  The Company will continue to provide a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets in each of the applicable jurisdictions until the need for a valuation allowance is eliminated.  The need for a valuation allowance is eliminated when the Company determines it is more likely than not the deferred tax assets will be realized.  It is possible that in late fiscal 2016 or in fiscal 2017, the Company may release a portion of its existing valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction (approximately $3.0 million) if it is more likely than not the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Accounting policies for interim reporting require the Company to adjust its effective tax rate each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate.  Under this methodology, the Company applies its estimated annual income tax rate to its year-to-date ordinary earnings to derive its income tax provision each quarter.  The Company records the tax impacts of certain significant, unusual or infrequently occurring items in the period in which they occur.  The Company considered the $39.2 million pension settlement loss (see Note 4 for additional information) to be significant and infrequent; therefore, it recorded a $15.2 million tax benefit from this loss discretely in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.  Additionally, the Company excluded the impact of its operations in certain foreign locations from the overall effective tax rate methodology and recorded them discretely based upon year-to-date results because the Company anticipates net operating losses for the full fiscal year in these jurisdictions.  The Company does not anticipate a significant change in unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.