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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES

The Company is subject to the tax laws of many jurisdictions. Changes in tax laws or the interpretation of tax laws can affect the Company’s earnings, as can the resolution of pending and contested tax issues. The Company's consolidated effective income tax rate on pretax earnings is affected by a number of factors, including the mix of domestic and foreign earnings, the effect of exchange rate changes on deferred taxes, and the Company’s ability to utilize foreign tax credits.
The Company's consolidated effective income tax rates were approximately 35% and 34% for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to approximately 27% and 24% for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The effective rates for the prior year periods were lower primarily due to a lower effective tax rate on dividend income from unconsolidated operations, as well as the effects of changes in currency exchange rates on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries. The effective tax rates for the current year periods more closely approximate the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate because the effects of currency exchange rate changes have not been significant and because the dividend income from unconsolidated operations is not expected to impact the effective tax rate until the second half of the fiscal year.