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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s effective tax rate was 53.7% and 36.5%, respectively, and was determined based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 generated a tax benefit due to loss before income tax. Items increasing the effective tax rate are add-backs from foreign loss positions in certain jurisdictions and the impact of global intangible low-tax income (“GILTI”) as a result of the TCJA. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was higher than what would have been expected if the U.S. federal statutory rate were applied to income before taxes due to add-backs from foreign loss positions in certain jurisdictions and “Subpart F income” resulting from controlled foreign corporation operations.

On December 22, 2017, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the impact of the TCJA, in effect allowing an entity to use a methodology similar to the measurement period in a business combination. Pursuant to the disclosure provisions of SAB 118, as of March 31, 2018, the Company has not completed its accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA. The Company recorded a reasonable estimate of the impact from the TCJA, but is still analyzing the TCJA and refining our calculations. Additionally, future guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, SEC, or the FASB could result in changes to our accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA.