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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

 

The Company’s forecasted effective tax benefit rate at June 30, 2017 is 127.0%, a 90% increase from the 37.0% effective tax rate recorded at December 31, 2016. The forecasted effective tax benefit rate of 127.0% excludes jurisdictions for which no benefit from forecasted current year losses is anticipated. Including losses from such jurisdictions results in a forecasted effective tax benefit rate of 46.0%. Our forecasted effective tax rate could fluctuate significantly on a quarterly basis and could change, to the extent that earnings in countries with tax rates that differ from that of the U.S. differ from amounts anticipated at June 30, 2017.

 

After a discrete tax expense of $238, the effective tax benefit rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 is 11.1%, which is due primarily to losses in certain foreign jurisdictions which cannot be benefited.  The discrete tax expense of $238 is primarily attributable to changes in income tax reserves related to research and development tax credits.