Income taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	9. Income taxes In the first quarter, our effective tax rate on continuing operations was 48.1%, or $4.3 million, as compared to (14.2)%, or $1.0 million, for the same period in the prior year. Excluding the impact of various discrete charges, the effective tax rate on continuing operations for the first quarter of 2016 and 2015 was 46.3% and (9.2)%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was impacted by the Company’s mix of earnings among various tax jurisdictions, state taxes, and current period losses in certain jurisdictions for which the Company does not currently receive a tax benefit. During the third quarter of 2015, the Internal Revenue Service commenced an examination of our federal income tax return for 2012. The Company cannot reasonably determine if these examinations will have a material impact on our financial statements and cannot predict the timing regarding resolution of those tax examinations.

Income taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

9. Income taxes

In the first quarter, our effective tax rate on continuing operations was 48.1%, or $4.3 million, as compared to (14.2)%, or $1.0 million, for the same period in the prior year. Excluding the impact of various discrete charges, the effective tax rate on continuing operations for the first quarter of 2016 and 2015 was 46.3% and (9.2)%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was impacted by the Company’s mix of earnings among various tax jurisdictions, state taxes, and current period losses in certain jurisdictions for which the Company does not currently receive a tax benefit.

During the third quarter of 2015, the Internal Revenue Service commenced an examination of our federal income tax return for 2012. The Company cannot reasonably determine if these examinations will have a material impact on our financial statements and cannot predict the timing regarding resolution of those tax examinations.