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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
Income taxes for the three months ended August 31, 2020 included $13.2 million of discrete tax benefits consisting principally of the following: (i) $7.3 million of excess tax benefits associated with share-based compensation, (ii) $2.1 million of tax benefits related to the reversal of unrecognized tax benefits and related interest associated with the expiration of statutes of limitations, (iii) $2.0 million for an adjustment to a prior year tax accrual based on the final return filed, and (iv) $1.1 million related to the revaluation of deferred taxes resulting from enacted legislation. Income taxes for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 included $40.1 million of discrete tax benefits consisting principally of the following: (i) $13.0 million of excess tax benefits associated with share-based compensation, (ii) $9.9 million of tax benefits associated with an intra-entity asset transfer that occurred during the first quarter, (iii) $9.3 million of tax benefits associated with the release of a valuation allowance due to a change in judgment about realizability of deferred tax assets, (iv) $5.5 million of tax benefits related to the reversal of unrecognized tax benefits and related interest associated with the expiration of statutes of limitations in various jurisdictions, and (v) $2.0 million for an adjustment to a prior year tax accrual based on the final return filed.

Income taxes for the three months ended August 31, 2019 included $15.5 million of discrete tax benefits consisting principally of the following: (i) $8.3 million of excess tax benefits associated with share-based compensation, (ii) $2.4 million related to the reversal of unrecognized tax benefits and related interest associated with the expiration of statutes of limitations, (iii) $2.5 million related to the revaluation of deferred tax liabilities resulting from enacted legislation and (iv) $2.3 million for an adjustment to a prior year tax accrual based on the final return filed, including $1.5 million associated with the U.S. Tax Act, described below. Income taxes for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 included $44.4 million of discrete tax benefits consisting principally of the following: (i) $21.2 million of excess tax benefits associated with share-based compensation, (ii) $16.2 million of tax benefits associated with an intra-entity asset transfer that occurred during the first quarter, (iii) $2.6 million related to the reversal of unrecognized tax benefits and related interest associated with the expiration of statutes of limitation in several jurisdictions, (iv) $2.1 million related to the revaluation of deferred tax liabilities resulting from enacted legislation and (v) $2.3 million for an adjustment to a prior year tax accrual based on the final return filed, including $1.5 million associated with the U.S. Tax Act, described below.
In December 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018” (this legislation was formerly called the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” and is referred to herein as the “U.S. Tax Act”). The U.S. Tax Act provided for significant changes in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2019, we recorded a net income tax benefit of $1.5 million associated with a provision-to-return adjustment related to the U.S Tax Act.
Other than additions for current year tax positions and the reversal of unrecognized tax benefits and related interest noted above, there were no significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits during the nine months ended August 31, 2020.
As of August 31, 2020, we believe the reasonably possible total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that could increase or decrease in the next 12 months as a result of various statute expirations, audit closures, and/or tax settlements would not be material to our consolidated financial statements.