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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company recognized $34,007 of tax expense on pretax income of $118,940, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 28.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2016.  The effective income tax rate was 25.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The 2016 and 2015 effective income tax rates were lower than the Company’s statutory rate primarily due to the utilization of U.S. tax credits, income earned in lower tax rate jurisdictions and the reversal of an income tax valuation allowance as a result of a legal entity change to realign the Company’s tax structure. The 2015 effective income tax rate was also lower due to refund interest recognized as a reduction to tax expense.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company had $14,496 of unrecognized tax benefits.  If recognized, approximately $8,880 would be reflected as a component of income tax expense.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions.  With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2011.  The Company is currently subject to various U.S. state and non-U.S. income tax audits. 
Unrecognized tax benefits are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are adjusted for changing facts and circumstances, including progress of tax audits and closing of statutes of limitations.  Based on information currently available, management believes that additional audit activity could be completed and/or statutes of limitations may close relating to existing unrecognized tax benefits.  It is reasonably possible there could be a reduction of $2,384 in previously unrecognized tax benefits by the end of the second quarter 2017.