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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

12. Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 28.8%, compared with 37.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the effective income tax rate was 36.1%, compared to 35.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The effective income tax rate fluctuates from the U.S. statutory tax rate based on, among other factors, changes in pretax income in countries with varying statutory tax rates, impact of state and local taxes, and other differences related to the recognition of income and expense between U.S. GAAP and tax.  

Compared with the third quarter of 2016, the lower effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2017 was primarily related to the impact of share-based payment transactions and non-deductible transaction costs associated with the SSE merger, as well as true-up adjustments of U.S. taxes for tax return filings during the third quarter of 2017.