Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 9 — Income Taxes Forrester provides for income taxes on an interim basis according to management’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. Certain items such as changes in tax rates, tax benefits or expense related to settlements of share-based payment awards, and foreign currency gains or losses are treated as discrete items and are recorded in the period in which they arise. Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 0.5% for the period. The Company recorded a net $0.2 million discrete tax expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the settlement of a U.S. Competent Authority claim during the period which was partially offset by the tax benefits from stock-based compensation settlements. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $4.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 29.0% for the period. The Company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the full year 2019 will be approximately 0% to 5% due to a projected pretax loss for the year and a minimal amount of tax expense for the year due to non-deductible expense items and tax expense related to the Competent Authority claim. In July 2015, the U.S. Tax Court issued an opinion in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner related to the treatment of stock-based compensation expense in an intercompany cost-sharing arrangement. The opinion invalidated part of a treasury regulation requiring stock-based compensation to be included in any qualified intercompany cost-sharing arrangement. The Company previously recorded a tax benefit based on the opinion in the case. In June 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit reversed the U.S. Tax Court’s decision. Currently, Altera Corp. submitted its appeal for an en banc rehearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the status of the current regulations and questions related to jurisdiction, the Company has determined no adjustment is required to the consolidated financial statements as a result of this ruling. The Company will continue to monitor ongoing developments and potential impacts to its consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Note 9 — Income Taxes

Forrester provides for income taxes on an interim basis according to management’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. Certain items such as changes in tax rates, tax benefits or expense related to settlements of share-based payment awards, and foreign currency gains or losses are treated as discrete items and are recorded in the period in which they arise.

Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 0.5% for the period. The Company recorded a net $0.2 million discrete tax expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the settlement of a U.S. Competent Authority claim during the period which was partially offset by the tax benefits from stock-based compensation settlements. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $4.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 29.0% for the period.

The Company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the full year 2019 will be approximately 0% to 5% due to a projected pretax loss for the year and a minimal amount of tax expense for the year due to non-deductible expense items and tax expense related to the Competent Authority claim.

In July 2015, the U.S. Tax Court issued an opinion in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner related to the treatment of stock-based compensation expense in an intercompany cost-sharing arrangement. The opinion invalidated part of a treasury regulation requiring stock-based compensation to be included in any qualified intercompany cost-sharing arrangement. The Company previously recorded a tax benefit based on the opinion in the case. In June 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit reversed the U.S. Tax Court’s decision. Currently, Altera Corp. submitted its appeal for an en banc rehearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the status of the current regulations and questions related to jurisdiction, the Company has determined no adjustment is required to the consolidated financial statements as a result of this ruling. The Company will continue to monitor ongoing developments and potential impacts to its consolidated financial statements.