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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

For interim financial reporting, we estimate the annual tax rate based on projected pre-tax income (loss) for the full year and record a quarterly income tax provision (benefit) in accordance with accounting guidance for income taxes. As the year progresses, we refine the estimate of the year's pre-tax income (loss) as new information becomes available. The continual estimation process often results in a change to the expected effective tax rate for the year. When this occurs, we adjust the income tax provision (benefit) during the quarter in which the change in estimate occurs so that the year-to-date provision reflects the expected annual tax rate.

Our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations before income taxes was 13.9% and 30.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 14.6% and 24.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The lower rates are primarily a result of a decrease in taxable income and a change in jurisdictional mix. In addition, the tax rate for all periods is lower than the U.S. statutory income tax rate of 35% due to lower statutory tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions where we operate.

As of September 30, 2016, we had a deferred tax asset in the amount of $54.0 million. For the quarter ended June 30, 2016, we had a deferred tax liability of $31.3 million. The change relates primarily to MHI’s conversion of preferred shares into common shares on August 26, 2016. (See Note 11 – Preferred Stock.) In conjunction with the conversion, MHI delivered its interest in FICV to us and no longer owns any interest in FICV. At the conversion date, FINV recorded a deferred tax asset in the amount of $18.7 million related to the excess of tax over book basis in its investment in FICV. In addition, we recorded a deferred tax asset in the amount of $49.9 million related to the future increases in tax basis that will result from the payment of the TRA liability. (See Note 14 – Related Party Transactions.) Other changes in the deferred tax balance result from the recording of the 2015 return to provision adjustment and normal provision of taxes for the 2016 tax year.
    
As of September 30, 2016, there were no significant changes to our unrecognized tax benefits as reported in our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.