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Income taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	15. Income taxes Income tax provisions for interim periods are based on an estimated annual income tax rate, adjusted for discrete tax items. As a result, the Company’s interim effective tax rates may vary significantly from the statutory tax rate and the annual effective tax rate. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the effective tax rate was 11.5% and (50.9)%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the effective tax rate was 300.3% and (28.4)%, respectively. The primary factors affecting the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, were statute expirations related to unrecognized tax benefits, financial deductions not recognized for tax purposes, limits on executive compensation, and reversal of tax benefits related to certain performance stock units forfeited in the current year. The financial deductions not recognized for tax purposes are primarily related to the remeasurement of contingent consideration. The CARES Act, among other things, includes income tax provisions relating to net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. As of September 30, 2020, the Company does not expect a significant impact to its income tax expense (benefit) for fiscal year 2020 as a result of the CARES Act. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized a net benefit of less than $0.1 million and $17.8 million, respectively, related to uncertain tax benefits. The net benefit resulted from expired statute of limitations related to certain unrecognized tax benefits. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that, in the next 12 months, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to the resolution of federal, state and foreign matters could be reduced by $0.1 million to $0.6 million as audits close and statutes expire.

Income taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

15. Income taxes

Income tax provisions for interim periods are based on an estimated annual income tax rate, adjusted for discrete tax items. As a result, the Company’s interim effective tax rates may vary significantly from the statutory tax rate and the annual effective tax rate.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the effective tax rate was 11.5% and (50.9)%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the effective tax rate was 300.3% and (28.4)%, respectively. The primary factors affecting the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, were statute expirations related to unrecognized tax benefits, financial deductions not recognized for tax purposes, limits on executive compensation, and reversal of tax benefits related to certain performance stock units forfeited in the current year. The financial deductions not recognized for tax purposes are primarily related to the remeasurement of contingent consideration.

The CARES Act, among other things, includes income tax provisions relating to net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. As of September 30, 2020, the Company does not expect a significant impact to its income tax expense (benefit) for fiscal year 2020 as a result of the CARES Act.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized a net benefit of less than $0.1 million and $17.8 million, respectively, related to uncertain tax benefits. The net benefit resulted from expired statute of limitations related to certain unrecognized tax benefits. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that, in the next 12 months, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to the resolution of federal, state and foreign matters could be reduced by $0.1 million to $0.6 million as audits close and statutes expire.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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