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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
The Company's tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items.
For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded income tax expense from continuing operations of $2.5 million on pretax income from continuing operations of $6.3 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense from continuing operations of $1.7 million on a pretax loss from continuing operations of $32.8 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded income tax expense from continuing operations of $11.0 million on a pretax loss from continuing operations of $11.5 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense from continuing operations of $0.5 million on a pretax loss from continuing operations of $126.3 million.
The Company's U.S. statutory rate is 35%. The primary factor impacting the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was the pretax losses incurred by the Company's operations in jurisdictions that have valuation allowances against their net deferred tax assets, including the United States.
The Company is currently undergoing income tax audits in multiple jurisdictions. There are many factors, including factors outside of the Company's control, which influence the progress and completion of those audits. As of September 30, 2017, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that reductions of up to $36.1 million in unrecognized tax benefits may occur within the next 12 months upon closing of income tax audits or the expiration of applicable statutes of limitations.