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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company merged certain of its Swiss operating legal entities during the second quarter of 2017 (the "Merger"). Certain of these entities included businesses with deferred tax assets that were offset by valuation allowances. As a result of the Merger, the Company reevaluated the valuation allowances and deferred tax assets related to these businesses and determined such allowances were no longer required as the merged entities would more likely than not utilize previously unbenefited net operating losses that would have otherwise expired. In addition, certain deferred tax assets were adjusted as a result of higher income tax rates. The impacts of these adjustments were treated as discrete items in the second quarter of 2017 resulting in reductions in tax expense of $5,872 and $461, respectively.

The Company's effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2017 was 20.5% compared with 25.1% in the first nine months of 2016 and 25.7% for the full year 2016. The decrease in the first nine months of 2017 effective tax rate from the full year 2016 rate is primarily due to the adjustment of certain valuation reserves and other benefits resulting from the merger of legal entities in Switzerland, and the settlement of tax audits and closure of tax years for various tax jurisdictions, partially offset by the expiration of certain tax holidays.

The Aerospace and Industrial segments were previously awarded international tax holidays. All significant tax holidays for which the Company currently receives benefit are expected to expire in the fourth quarter of 2017.