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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Second quarter 2015 results included a benefit for income taxes of $7.7 million, or 35.6% of loss from continuing operations before income tax, compared to a benefit of $2.9 million, or 85.3% of loss from continuing operations before income tax, for the 2014 comparable period. Income taxes in the second quarter of 2015 included discrete tax expense of $0.7 million and income taxes in the second quarter of 2014 included discrete tax benefits of $2.2 million primarily associated with adjustments to prior years’ taxes. During the second quarter of 2015, the Company resolved various uncertain tax position matters related to temporary differences which resulted in $60.9 million of the long-term liability for uncertain tax positions being reclassified as a deferred tax liability at June 30, 2015.
For the first six months of 2015, the provision for income taxes was $0.3 million, compared to a benefit for income taxes of $12.9 million, for the 2014 comparable period. The income tax rate in 2015 and 2014 is impacted by the Company’s inability to use the federal domestic manufacturing deduction tax benefit due to net operating loss carryforwards. The first six months of 2015 included discrete tax expense of $0.9 million and the first six months of 2014 included discrete tax benefits of $4.4 million, primarily associated with adjustments to prior years’ and foreign taxes. A federal income tax refund of $59.9 million was received in the first quarter of 2015.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company determined that it was unable to make a reliable estimate of the annual effective tax rate, as significant changes in projected results for the Company’s domestic operations can produce a significant variation in its annual effective tax rate. Therefore, the Company recorded a tax benefit/provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 based on the actual year to date effective rate for these periods.