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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s effective tax rate: 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Reported tax rate
(34.8
)%
 
10.5
%




The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were (34.8)% and 10.5%, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the primary drivers of the lower tax rate are lower income before income taxes compared to the same period in 2016, and $0.9 million additional excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. The tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 included a benefit of $0.3 million related to the release of uncertain tax positions.

The Company expects its effective income tax rate for the full year to be approximately 11.1%, resulting largely from excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation, Federal research credit benefits and the jurisdictional mix of income before tax in U.S.-based operations relative to foreign operations. This estimate could be revised in the future as additional information is presented to the Company.