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INCOME TAXES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
9. INCOME TAXES
 
Income taxes were recognized at effective rates of 27.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 23.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change in the Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024 is primarily driven by changes in the amounts of executive compensation that is not deductible for tax purposes and the estimated amount of annual pre-tax earnings. Our effective tax rate may change from period to period based on recurring and non-recurring factors, including the jurisdictional mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, state income taxes, settlement of tax audits, and the expiration of the statute of limitations in relation to unrecognized tax benefits.

Management estimates that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by as much as $0.4 million within the next 12 months, primarily as a result of the lapsing of statutes of limitations. Approximately all of the $0.4 million could affect net income when settled. The timing of cash settlement, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated for uncertain tax benefits.