TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| TAXES | TAXES Our effective income tax rates were 5.7% and 17.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and 0.3% and 19.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our effective tax rate was impacted by the permanent reinvestment outside the U.S. of foreign earnings, upon which no U.S. tax has been provided, and by the amount of our foreign source income and our ability to realize foreign tax credits. In the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, our unfavorable permanent differences, such as valuation allowances and non-tax deductible goodwill write-off had the effect of decreasing our income tax benefit. The relationship between our provision for or benefit from income taxes and our pre-tax book income can vary significantly from period to period considering, among other factors, (a) the overall level of pre-tax book income, (b) changes in the blend of income that is taxed based on gross revenues or at high effective tax rates versus pre-tax book income or at low effective tax rates and (c) our geographical blend of pre-tax book income. Consequently, our income tax expense does not change proportionally with our pre-tax book income. Significant decreases in our pre-tax book income typically result in higher effective tax rates, while significant increases in pre-tax book income can lead to lower effective tax rates, subject to the other factors impacting income tax expense noted above. The increase in our effective tax rate (excluding discrete items) for the six months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2014 primarily related to an increase in the blend of income taxed in relatively high taxed jurisdictions versus low taxed jurisdictions. Additionally, we increased our valuation allowance by $1.0 million and $3.0 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, which adversely impacted our effective tax rate. As of September 30, 2015, there were $4.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would have an impact on our effective tax rate if recognized except for indemnities. The uncertain tax benefits relate to pre-acquisition tax matters for the February 2014 acquisition of a 60% interest in Eastern Airways and are the subject of an indemnity, for which a corresponding indemnity asset has been established in the amount of $3.6 million. |