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Income Tax
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax

11. Income Tax

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020 and includes favorable changes to tax law and incentives for businesses impacted by COVID-19. The CARES Act includes provisions relating to net operating loss carryback periods which have discretely impacted and increased the effective tax rate by 79.8% in the current period.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 52.3%, compared to (62.7)% for the same period in 2019. The change in the effective tax rate between the periods was primarily a result of discretely recognized tax benefits of net operating losses, impairment losses, changes in valuation allowances in the United States and in various foreign countries and a mix of earnings in jurisdictions with differing tax rates.