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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 34.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The effective income tax rate for the 2015 period was below the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to the benefit of state tax credits, the domestic manufacturing deduction, income attributable to noncontrolling interests and the foreign earnings rate differential, partially offset by state income taxes. The effective income tax rate was 34.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The effective income tax rate for the 2014 period was below the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to state tax credits and the domestic manufacturing deduction, mostly offset by state income taxes.
There were no unrecognized tax benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company recognizes penalties and interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had no accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to examinations by tax authorities before the year 2008.