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Note 10 - Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
10
– Income Taxes
 
The
Company is subject to income tax in multiple jurisdictions and the use of estimates is required to determine the provision for income taxes. For the
three
months ended
September 30, 2017
and
2016,
the Company recorded an income tax provision of
$6.4
million and
$5.6
million, respectively. For the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2017
and
2016,
the Company recorded an income tax provision of
$17.7
million and
$15.9
million, respectively. The income tax provision is based on the estimated annual effective tax rate for the year applied to pre-tax income. The effective income tax rate for the
three
months ended
September 30, 2017
was
32.8
percent compared to
31.8
percent in the same period of the prior year. The effective income tax rate for the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2017
was
32.1
percent compared to
32.4
percent in the same period of the prior year.
 
The effective income ta
x
rate for the
three
and
nine
months ended
September 30, 2017
differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of
35.0
percent due primarily to the mix of income earned in domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions and deductions for which the Company qualifies.
 
The Company had reserves against unrecog
nized tax benefits totaling
$4.0
million and
$3.8
million at
September 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
respectively, all of which, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense, and reports the liability in current or long-term income taxes payable as appropriate.