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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES

We recorded an income tax provision of $3.4 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 was 20.3% and 32.1%, respectively.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act, among other things, reduced the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 and imposes significant limitations on certain corporate deductions and credits. The Tax Act places future limitations on the usage of net operating loss carryforwards generated in the year ended December 31, 2018 and after. The Tax Act is comprehensive, containing several other provisions, some of which will not materially impact the Company. The estimates of the Tax Act may be adjusted in future periods as required. Future implementation guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, clarifications of state tax law, or the completion of the Company’s 2017 tax return filings could all affect the estimated financial statement impact of the Tax Act. The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 which allows for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date of the Tax Act to finalize the recording of the related tax impacts. The Company does not believe potential adjustments in future periods would materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is due to the impact of compliance with the Tax Act, discrete tax items and the change in the ratio of noncontrolled earnings relative to pre-tax income.

The Company has not recorded any measurement period adjustments under Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 in the three months ended March 31, 2018.