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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
Our effective income tax rates were 35.7% and 36.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  Generally, the effective tax rates differ from statutory rates due to the impact of the domestic production activities deduction, research and development credits if enacted, the impact of state taxes, income generated in jurisdictions that have a different tax rate than the U.S. statutory rate, and losses not benefited in certain foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2014 is lower than the effective rate for the three months ended December 31, 2013 primarily due to the increase in the domestic production activities deduction as well as the delayed reenactment of the research and development tax credit.

Our effective tax rates were 37.9% and 37.6% for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At this time, the effective tax rate is higher than the comparable year primarily due to an increase in certain foreign losses for which a benefit cannot be realized.