Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual tax rates for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. The provision for income taxes decreased to $25.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $26.7 million during the same period in 2019. The effective tax rate increased to 20.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to 19.5% during the same period in 2019 primarily due to a decrease in the excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state and foreign examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits balance may change. However, these unrecognized tax benefits are long-term in nature and will not change within the next twelve months.