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Provision for Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes

Note 9. Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was 29% as compared to 21% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. Our effective tax rate for 2017 and 2016 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 34% due primarily to our earnings outside the United States that are indefinitely reinvested and taxed at rates lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate.

Management believes that it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits and interest may decrease during the next 12 months by approximately $0.6 million related to the expiration of the statutes of limitations, of which $0.5 million would reduce income tax expense.