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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
Our income tax provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, reflected effective tax rates of 23.4% and 20.0%, respectively. Excluding a benefit related to an increase in the amount of prior year foreign earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the United States, our effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 26.6%. The year-over-year decrease from this adjusted rate was primarily due to a favorable change in the forecasted country mix of earnings.
Our effective tax rate can fluctuate depending on our country mix of earnings, since our foreign earnings are generally subject to lower tax rates than in the United States. In certain jurisdictions, primarily Singapore and Malaysia, our tax rate is significantly less than the relevant statutory rate due to tax holidays.