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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 16. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 21.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 30.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The effective tax rate was 22.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 29.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The income tax provision was computed based on our estimated effective tax rate and forecasted income by jurisdiction expected for the full year, including the impact of any unusual, infrequent, or nonrecurring items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was more than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to foreign income taxed at higher rates and certain non-deductible business expenses, offset in part by $3.1 million tax benefits recognized in the quarter for the updated estimate of our provision for the impact of the Tax Act. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was less than the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to foreign income taxes at lower rates, the excess tax benefit on share-based compensation, and the release of a valuation allowance. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a tax benefit of $3.1 million to the provisional estimate included in the financial statements as of December 31, 2017 for the impact of the Tax Act. The $3.1 million is comprised of $2.6 million reduction of our estimated taxes for the deemed mandatory repatriation of post-1986 undistributed foreign subsidiary earnings and profits and $0.5 million for the corporate tax rate reduction attributable to the return to provision adjustment for deferred taxes. We expect to finalize our analysis of the impact of the Tax Act and record any adjustments within the one-year period provided under SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118.

Cash paid for income taxes was $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.