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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate was (359.8)% and (44.6)%, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company’s effective tax rate was 36.5% and 36.6%, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s effective tax rate was determined based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate.

The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, were different from the federal statutory rate due to the mix of earnings across jurisdictions, 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 and six months ended June 30, 2017, was slightly higher than would have been expected if the federal statutory rate were applied to income before tax. Items increasing the effective income tax rate include the valuation allowances associated with certain deferred tax assets, “subpart F income” resulting from controlled foreign corporation operations and foreign permanent components. Items decreasing the effective income tax rate include the favorable rate differences from foreign jurisdictions, unrealized foreign exchange gains and deductions on non-qualified stock options.

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 June 30, 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.