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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 7 — Income Taxes

The income tax provisions for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $20.7 million and $60.6 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the third quarter and nine-month period of 2015 was 28.2% and 25.0%, respectively. The 2015 third quarter included a $1.8 million benefit from favorable tax return to provision adjustments. The first quarter of 2015 included $11.6 million of benefits primarily related to the release of reserves for uncertain tax positions.  Excluding these discrete benefits, our effective tax rate for the nine months was 30.6%. The income tax provisions for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $21.2 million and $66.9 million, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2014 was 27.7%. The 2014 third quarter included a $1.7 million benefit from favorable tax return to provision adjustments and the release of reserves for uncertain tax provisions. The effective tax rate for the nine-month 2014 period was 30.1%.