Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 15. Income Taxes The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 30.4 percent and 33.8 percent, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 29.0 percent and 33.1 percent, respectively. The income tax provision was computed based on the Company’s estimated effective tax rate and forecasted income by jurisdiction expected for the full year, including the impact of any unusual, infrequent, or non-recurring items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was less than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to foreign income taxed at lower rates, the release of the valuation allowance against certain foreign net operating losses, and the adoption of new accounting guidance, which requires the excess tax benefit on share-based compensation to be recorded to income tax expense rather than equity. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was less than the federal statutory rate primarily due to foreign income taxed at lower rates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, cash paid for income taxes was $10.9 million and $8.4 million, respectively.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Note 15. Income Taxes

The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 30.4 percent and 33.8 percent, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 29.0 percent and 33.1 percent, respectively.

The income tax provision was computed based on the Company’s estimated effective tax rate and forecasted income by jurisdiction expected for the full year, including the impact of any unusual, infrequent, or non-recurring items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was less than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to foreign income taxed at lower rates, the release of the valuation allowance against certain foreign net operating losses, and the adoption of new accounting guidance, which requires the excess tax benefit on share-based compensation to be recorded to income tax expense rather than equity. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was less than the federal statutory rate primarily due to foreign income taxed at lower rates.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, cash paid for income taxes was $10.9 million and $8.4 million, respectively.