Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $43.7 million and $47.6 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 41.3% and 37.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The effective income tax rates for both periods were higher than the 21% federal statutory rate primarily due to pre-tax losses incurred in both periods and projected for the year. In periods reporting pre-tax losses, a tax benefit increases the effective income tax rate because it increases the tax benefit generated from the pre-tax loss. The tax benefits in the respective periods that caused a higher tax rate were primarily the earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (for which income taxes are not the responsibility of the Company) and state income tax benefits (net of federal tax benefits). The effective income tax rates for both periods reflect the impact of a relatively low projected pre-tax loss for the year, which magnifies the impact of tax benefits on the effective income tax rate.

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was 20.4% and 20.9%, respectively. The 2021 periods reported pre-tax income and pre-tax income was projected for the 2021 year, thereby resulting in tax benefits reducing the effective income tax rate. The effective income tax rate was lower than the 21% federal statutory rate primarily due to earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests, for which income taxes are not the responsibility of the Company, with the decrease mostly offset by state income taxes (net of the federal tax benefit).