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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate for income taxes as a percentage of income/(loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates and income taxes was a provision of 27.2% and a benefit of 72.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and a provision of 27.5% and a benefit of 79.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, when compared to the same periods for 2019, the change in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to a nonrecurring benefit recorded in 2019 related to the reversal of state tax reserves.  

We are currently under examination for the years 2010 through 2012 and 2016, by the US Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), our primary taxing authority, and for other years by various other taxing authorities. It is reasonably possible the amount of the unrecognized benefits, as well as the valuation allowance with respect to certain tax attributes, could be significantly impacted which would have an impact on net income. In the next 12 months we expect expiration of statutes of limitations on reserves of approximately $1.3 million and the release of reserves and allowances of approximately $17 million to $20 million upon the conclusion of the IRS examination for years 2010 through 2012.