Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company’s tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of its annual effective rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, in each period. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $4.2 million, representing an effective rate of 25.3%, compared to income tax expense of $3.2 million, or 17.9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The rate in the 2018 period includes a $0.9 million benefit related to an adjustment of the Company's estimated transition tax liability under the TCJA. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $12.3 million, representing an effective rate of 27.7%, compared to income tax expense of $14.5 million, or 26.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The rate in the 2019 period is higher due to the impact of the $6.0 million one-time, non-deductible payment described more fully in Note 4, partially offset by the impact of discrete tax items including a favorable U.S. return to provision adjustment.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

The Company’s tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of its annual effective rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, in each period.

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $4.2 million, representing an effective rate of 25.3%, compared to income tax expense of $3.2 million, or 17.9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The rate in the 2018 period includes a $0.9 million benefit related to an adjustment of the Company's estimated transition tax liability under the TCJA.

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $12.3 million, representing an effective rate of 27.7%, compared to income tax expense of $14.5 million, or 26.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The rate in the 2019 period is higher due to the impact of the $6.0 million one-time, non-deductible payment described more fully in Note 4, partially offset by the impact of discrete tax items including a favorable U.S. return to provision adjustment.