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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $28.3 million on a loss of $88.6 million, an effective tax rate of 31.9% as compared to an income tax expense of $3.9 million on a loss of $18.1 million, an effective tax rate of (21.5)%, for the three months ended March 31, 2016.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was driven by a tax benefit for interest deduction and geographic mix of earnings.  In addition, since the Company’s year-to-date ordinary loss exceeded the anticipated ordinary loss for the full year, the tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was limited to the amount that would be recognized if the year-to-date ordinary loss were the anticipated ordinary loss for the full year.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was driven by losses in jurisdictions where no tax benefits are recognized due to valuation allowances.