Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	12. Income Taxes For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $4,107, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 10.1%. The tax benefit consists of $4,451 of windfall tax benefits generated from the vesting of restricted stock, disqualifying dispositions and exercising of nonqualified stock options during the period. This benefit was offset by tax expense of $345 based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $6,852. During the third quarter of 2017, in conjunction with the acquisition of SRx, the Company recognized a net deferred tax liability of $8,897 primarily related to intangible assets other than goodwill. The Company determined that the deferred tax liabilities related to the acquisition provide sufficient sources of recoverability to realize the Company’s deferred tax assets associated with those jurisdictions that file consolidated returns. As a result, the Company released $6,590 of its deferred tax asset valuation allowance and recognized an additional benefit of $2,830 related to tax windfall benefits generated in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. These tax benefits were partially offset by tax expense of $1,463 recorded based on the estimated annual effective tax rate expected for the full year.

12. Income Taxes

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $4,107, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 10.1%. The tax benefit consists of $4,451 of windfall tax benefits generated from the vesting of restricted stock, disqualifying dispositions and exercising of nonqualified stock options during the period. This benefit was offset by tax expense of $345 based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $6,852. During the third quarter of 2017, in conjunction with the acquisition of SRx, the Company recognized a net deferred tax liability of $8,897 primarily related to intangible assets other than goodwill. The Company determined that the deferred tax liabilities related to the acquisition provide sufficient sources of recoverability to realize the Company’s deferred tax assets associated with those jurisdictions that file consolidated returns. As a result, the Company released $6,590 of its deferred tax asset valuation allowance and recognized an additional benefit of $2,830 related to tax windfall benefits generated in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. These tax benefits were partially offset by tax expense of $1,463 recorded based on the estimated annual effective tax rate expected for the full year.