Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	7. Income Taxes For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense of $6.7 million compared to $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company’s effective tax rate was 45.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to 43.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of 45.1% differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the impact of state tax rates and nondeductible equity-based compensation expense.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

7. Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense of $6.7 million compared to $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company’s effective tax rate was 45.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to 43.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of 45.1% differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the impact of state tax rates and nondeductible equity-based compensation expense.