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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES
10. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company determines its periodic income tax benefit or expense based upon the current period income and the annual estimated tax rate for the Company adjusted for any change to prior period estimates. The estimated tax rate is revised, if necessary, as of the end of each successive interim period during the fiscal year to the Company's current annual estimated tax rate.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2017, the effective tax rate reflects an income tax provision of 36.7 percent compared to an income tax benefit of 35.4 percent for the comparable period in the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the effective tax rate reflects an income tax provision of 33.2 percent compared to an effective tax benefit rate of 46.0 percent for the comparable period in the prior year. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of 2017 that requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be recognized as a component of income tax expense rather than stockholders’ equity. Accordingly, the excess tax benefit of $2.6 million was recorded as a beneficial discrete adjustment to the provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The 2016 income tax benefit and associated benefit rate was the result of operational losses and the one-time beneficial impact of a resolution of a tax matter with a state taxing authority totaling $15.7 million, offset by the detrimental effect of non-deductible permanent items.