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Provision for Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes

Note 10. Provision for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was 173% and 19%, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was 112% and 21%, respectively. The higher effective income tax rate for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was driven by an increase in the full year effective income tax rate. The increase in full year effective income tax rate was primarily due to a mix of higher U.S. losses with lower earnings attributed to foreign subsidiaries. The full year effective income tax rate applied to our consolidated year-to-date loss increased from 10% to 112%, resulting in a $6 million decrease in income tax expense in the third quarter. Excluding this increase, the tax rate for the third quarter would have been 15% (versus 173%).