INCOME TAXES

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s effective tax rate:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
			(As adjusted)*				(As adjusted)*

Reported tax rate	32.9	%	(165.3	)%	37.0	%	38.5	%

* See Note 1 of these condensed consolidated financial statements for discussion of the impact of the change in accounting for the medical device excise tax.

The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were 32.9% and (165.3)%, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, discrete foreign income tax audit settlements of $0.3 million, and a change in state filing positions of $0.3 million primarily drove the tax rate. The overall rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was driven primarily by the impact of discrete items on an unusually low pre-tax income level. During the three months ended June 30, 2013; the Company recorded a benefit of $0.5 million relating to the granting of Irish research credits for 2011 and 2012 and a benefit of $0.8 million for the release of uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of the statute of limitation in certain state jurisdictions.

The Company's effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were 37.0% and 38.5%, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the change in the income tax rate compared to the same period in 2013 primarily resulted from an expense of $0.4 million for a foreign income tax audit settlement, an expense of $0.3 million from a change in state filing positions, and an expense of $0.7 million relating to state income tax audit settlements. For the six months ended June 30, 2013; the Company recorded a benefit of $0.5 million relating to the granting of Irish research credits for 2011 and 2012, a benefit of $1.2 million for the release of uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of the statute of limitation in certain state jurisdictions, and a benefit of $0.9 million because of the extension of the Federal research credit, enacted through the American Taxpayer Relief Act. These benefits in 2013 were recorded against a book loss; accordingly, they had the effect of increasing the effective tax rate in that period.

The Company expects its effective income tax rate for the full year to be approximately 23% to 24%, resulting largely from the jurisdictional mix of pretax income in U.S.-based operations relative to foreign operations. The Company may revise this estimate in the future as additional information becomes available.