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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes.
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded an income tax expense of $26 million on pre-tax loss of $134 million compared to an income tax expense of $16 million on pre-tax loss of approximately $1.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Our effective income tax rate was (19.4)% and (1.0)% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35%, primarily due to partnership losses for which there was no tax benefit, as such losses are allocated to the partners.
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35%, primarily due to partnership losses for which there was no tax benefit, as such losses are allocated to the partners, and goodwill impairment not deductible for tax purposes.