Income taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income taxes

Income taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 0.4% and 9.6%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was lower than the prior year period due to the application of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, stock option activity and the domestic valuation allowance. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of the domestic valuation allowance. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was impacted by $0.1 million of discrete income tax benefit. The Company’s annual effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were (0.5)% and 21.2%, respectively.

The Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were (0.3)% and 23.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was lower than the prior year period due to the application of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, stock option activity and the domestic valuation allowance. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of the domestic valuation allowance. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was impacted by $0.1 million of discrete income tax benefit.