INCOME TAXES |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES We are subject to U.S. federal, state and international income taxes. We are generally no longer subject to federal, state, or international income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2017 with a few exceptions. Due to the potential for resolution of state and foreign examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitations, it is reasonably possible that our gross unrecognized tax benefit balance may change within the next twelve months by a range of $0 to $6.7 million.
Effective Tax Rate
Our effective income tax rate was 22.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 25.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our effective income tax rate was 22.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 24.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our effective tax rate was lower for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 as compared to 2020 due to a lower foreign income tax rate differential in 2021 due to the changes in fair value of our investment in Brazil.
In the first quarter of 2020, the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the Company to reassess the need for valuation allowances against deferred tax assets. As a result of this analysis, the Company determined it was necessary to place valuation allowances against deferred tax assets of certain subsidiaries. The total amount of the valuation allowances recorded in the first quarter of 2020 was approximately $7.0 million.
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