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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

In both the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company reported pretax income, and recognized a tax provision of 17.4% and 22.8% for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, compared to 35.4% and 30.0%, respectively, in the comparable prior year periods. 

The quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2017 tax rates included net tax benefits of $2,193 and $5,122, respectively, compared to a net tax benefits of $775 and $3,324, respectively, included in the comparable prior year periods. Both the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2017 included discrete benefits from the federal domestic production activities deduction, with the nine month period also including the benefit from the adoption of recent Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") guidance which requires the company to recognize excess tax benefits from the vesting of equity awards within income tax expense. The benefits in each period were partially offset by the impact of a valuation allowance taken on German net operating loss carryforwards that do not expire. Both the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2016 included discrete benefits from the release of unrecognized tax benefits and the retroactive extension of the federal R&D credit signed into law December 18, 2015, partially offset by the tax impact of restructuring charges, with the nine month period including a benefit from the adoption of the FASB guidance mentioned above. Excluding these tax items, the effective tax rates for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2017 were 36.4% and 37.5%, respectively, compared to 37.5% and 37.9%, respectively, in the comparable prior year periods.