Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $58.5 million and $50.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $172.1 million and $208.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The effective income tax rate was 25.2% and 25.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 23.8% and 26.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. During the second quarter of 2021, the United Kingdom enacted legislation raising its corporate tax rate from 19% to 25% effective April 2023, which led to a higher effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2022.

The Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $158.2 million on September 30, 2022 and $150.0 million on December 31, 2021. It is reasonably possible that gross unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $30.9 million within the next twelve months due to the anticipated closure of audits and the expiration of certain statutes of limitation.