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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes



9.INCOME TAXES



Income tax expense is recorded relative to the jurisdictions that recognize book earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized income tax expense of $0.6 million on pre-tax income of $2.8 million, representing an effective income tax rate of 21.2% compared to an income tax expense of $0.4 million on pre-tax income of $1.9 million, representing an effective income tax rate of 22.5% for the same period in 2015.  



The difference between the income taxes expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 34% and the reported income tax expense are impacted by a number of items. The Company’s effective tax rate is lower because there is a lower statutory tax rate in the countries where the Company pays taxes, such as Austria, Mauritius, Canada and Poland, when compared to the United States. There is also a lower effective tax rate for the Company’s Canadian and Polish operations due to exchange rate benefits. The effective tax rate in Canada is also impacted by the fair value measurement of the interest rate swap agreements for the Company’s Edmonton property. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on all of its U.S. deferred tax assets and on certain Canadian deferred tax assets.