Income Taxes Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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8. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is a provision of 15.9%. Such rate differed from the Federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to a $98 million income tax benefit related to resolution of a prior-year tax matter.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was a provision of 38.2%. Such rate differed from the Federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to state income taxes.