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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
The Company recognized income tax expense of $7.5 million and $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in tax expense in the current-year quarter is largely due to higher pre-tax income levels, as well as the recognition of $0.6 million of additional tax expense associated with a change in the state tax rate in Illinois. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 37.5%, compared to 43.2% in the prior-year quarter, when additional valuation allowance was recorded in Canada.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized income tax expense of $17.4 million and $16.2 million, respectively. The increase in tax expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is largely due to higher pre-tax income levels, as well as the recognition of $0.6 million of additional tax expense associated with a change in the state tax rate in Illinois. The effective tax rate was 35.8% and 37.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.