Income taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income taxes

Income taxes 

The effective tax rates for the Company were (0.3)% and (0.2)% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

The effective tax rates for the Company were 45.9% and (0.3)% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. These effective tax rates include the impact of discrete items of $11.4 million in 2020 and $0 in 2019. The discrete items recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are primarily related to modifications to the tax rules for carryback of net operating losses as a result of the CARES Act which are expected to result in a federal tax refund of $11.3 million and an income tax benefit of the same amount. No benefit had been recognized with respect to the net operating losses due to a previously-recorded valuation allowance.