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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE 13 - INCOME TAXES

The estimated annual effective tax rate is forecasted quarterly using actual historical information and forward-looking estimates and applied to year-to-date ordinary income. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances, settlements with taxing authorities and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

The income tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, was $3.9 and $11.1 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of (53.8) percent and 4.8 percent, respectively.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ending September 30, 2020 differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions, and recognition of a valuation allowance on non-deductible interest.

The effective income tax rate for the nine months ending September 30, 2020 differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the impairment of goodwill for which there is no corresponding tax benefit, the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions, and recognition of a valuation allowance on non-deductible interest.

The income tax benefit and provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $4.8 and $7.7 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 41.9 percent and 75.0 percent, respectively. The effective tax rate was higher than the statutory rate primarily due to the United States taxation of foreign earnings under the Global Intangible Low-Tax Income (“GILTI”) provisions, and the recognition of a valuation allowance on non-deductible interest, partially offset by a benefit due to the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions.