Income Taxes (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 25% and (7)% for the third quarter of 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate was (200)% and (27)% for the first nine months of 2015 and 2014, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to the amount and distribution of income and losses among the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. The effective tax rates were also impacted by operating losses generated in jurisdictions where no tax benefit was recognized due to the maintenance of a full valuation allowance.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, income tax expense relates primarily to income from certain foreign operations. Losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions had no impact on income tax expense as no tax benefit was recognized due to the maintenance of a full valuation allowance.