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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded $61.4 million and $59.2 million of income tax expense and had an effective tax rate of 35.0% and 37.3%, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we recorded $108.5 million and $109.4 million of income tax expense and had an effective tax rate of 34.6% and 36.6%, respectively. Our effective tax rate may differ from the federal statutory income tax rate of 35.0%, due primarily to the effect of the domestic manufacturing deduction and state and local income taxes. The decreases in our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, compared with the same periods in 2014, were primarily due to an increased domestic manufacturing deduction resulting from less tax net operating losses remaining from the acquisition of Boise Inc.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no significant changes to our uncertain tax positions. For more information, see Note 6, Income Taxes, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, was $87.8 million and $58.1 million, respectively.