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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income tax expense / (benefit) of $1.4 million and $(3.4) million for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014. The Company's effective income tax rate was 415% and 40% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
The Company's 2015 income tax expense and rate differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate to pre-tax income primarily as a result of certain foreign jurisdictions that incurred a full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets created by current year projected losses and foreign income taxed in the U.S. offset by net discrete benefits related to a U.S. check the box election and tax law enactments. In addition, the Company's high effective tax rate is driven by a modest or almost break even consolidated pre-tax accounting income for the period.
 
The Company's 2014 income tax benefit and rate differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate to pre-tax income primarily as a result of state income tax expense, unrecognized tax benefits, foreign earnings, and domestic production activities deduction.