Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 27.2% and 23.6%, respectively, and 25.7% and 23.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company is subject to federal income tax as well as taxes in various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Tax statutes and regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation and require the application of significant judgment. The Company’s 2017 through 2019 tax years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for federal tax purposes. Certain significant state, local and foreign tax returns also remain open under the applicable statute of limitations and are subject to examination for the tax years from 2016 to 2019. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, resulting from tax positions taken in a prior period. Included in the balance as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, were $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of tax positions that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. The Company’s policy is not to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense. The Company had approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million of accrued penalty and interest at September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company has made no provision for deferred U.S. income taxes or additional foreign taxes on future unremitted earnings of its controlled foreign subsidiaries because the Company considers these earnings to be permanently invested. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. federal, state and local governments, as well as numerous foreign governments, have enacted tax-related relief programs to provide both direct and indirect tax assistance in the form of tax subsidies, exemptions, deferrals and credits. The Company is continuously analyzing these programs as they are introduced in order to determine our eligibility and the risks and benefits of participation. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company elected to participate in several COVID-19 tax-relief programs for which it was eligible. For example, pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the Company exercised the option to defer payment of the employer portion of the Social Security tax, with 50% to be repaid by December 31, 2021 and the remainder by December 31, 2022. The Company deferred payment of approximately $13.5 million of employer Social Security taxes during the nine-months ended September 30, 2020. The deferred payments are included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 27.2% and 23.6%, respectively, and 25.7% and 23.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company is subject to federal income tax as well as taxes in various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Tax statutes and regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation and require the application of significant judgment. The Company’s 2017 through 2019 tax years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for federal tax purposes. Certain significant state, local and foreign tax returns also remain open under the applicable statute of limitations and are subject to examination for the tax years from 2016 to 2019.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, resulting from tax positions taken in a prior period. Included in the balance as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, were $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of tax positions that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate.

The Company’s policy is not to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense. The Company had approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million of accrued penalty and interest at September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company has made no provision for deferred U.S. income taxes or additional foreign taxes on future unremitted earnings of its controlled foreign subsidiaries because the Company considers these earnings to be permanently invested.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. federal, state and local governments, as well as numerous foreign governments, have enacted tax-related relief programs to provide both direct and indirect tax assistance in the form of tax subsidies, exemptions, deferrals and credits. The Company is continuously analyzing these programs as they are introduced in order to determine our eligibility and the risks and benefits of participation.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company elected to participate in several COVID-19 tax-relief programs for which it was eligible. For example, pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the Company exercised the option to defer payment of the employer portion of the Social Security tax, with 50% to be repaid by December 31, 2021 and the remainder by December 31, 2022. The Company deferred payment of approximately $13.5 million of employer Social Security taxes during the nine-months ended September 30, 2020. The deferred payments are included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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