INCOME TAXES (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

17. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was 11.9% and 54.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The following items caused the effective tax rate to differ from the U.S. statutory rate:

•Tax deficiencies of $0.4 million and $0.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to the vesting or settlement of share-based compensation awards.

•Tax expense of $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the nondeductible impairment of an equity investment.

•Tax benefit of $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the expiration of the statute of limitations in certain foreign jurisdictions.

•Tax expense of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 related to the transition tax on the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings.