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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes. Our overall effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was 16.2% and 26.1%, respectively, which resulted in a provision for income taxes of approximately $1.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Our overall effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was 9.4% and 26.2%, respectively, which resulted in a provision for income taxes of approximately $2.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively. A higher mix of earnings from our foreign operations, primarily in Ireland, which are taxed at lower rates than our U.S. operations and a discrete tax benefit related to share-based payment awards due to the application of ASU No. 2016-09 decreased our effective income tax rates for both periods, when compared to the prior year periods. A nontaxable gain on the bargain purchase relating to the acquisition of the critical care division of Argon also decreased the effective income tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, when compared to the corresponding period of 2016.