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Income Taxes Income Tax Disclosure (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES

The Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income and statutory tax rates in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter. The Company’s effective tax rate may change from period to period based on recurring and non-recurring factors including the geographical mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, state and local income taxes and tax audit settlements.

The effective income tax rate from continuing operations was 31.5% and 24.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was lower than the current year period as a result of the non-taxable gain recorded in the prior year period on the pre-existing ownership interest in HPPC of $5,334 (see Note 4). The Company’s effective tax rate was also impacted by changes in the mix of taxable income by jurisdiction, due in part to the recent domestic acquisitions of HPPC and Empire and the associated higher domestic tax rate.