Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, was 18.9%. The year-to-date provision for income taxes included taxes on earnings at an anticipated rate of 23.9% and a year-to-date net discrete tax benefit of $3.8 million. The year-to-date net discrete tax benefit relates primarily to a reduction of unrecognized income tax benefits of $2.8 million and excess tax benefits related to employee stock compensation of $1.0 million.

The effective income tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019, was 23.6%.