INCOME TAXES

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s effective tax rate:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015

Reported tax rate	14.6	%	33.3	%	12.6	%	33.6	%

The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were 14.6% and 33.3%, respectively. In the three months ended June 30, 2016, the primary drivers of the lower tax rate are excess tax benefits of $1.2 million as a result of early adoption of ASU 2016-09 and a $0.2 million benefit included for the release of uncertain tax positions. The primary driver of the higher tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016, was $0.4 million expense relating to foreign tax returns filed during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and jurisdiction mix of income earned.

The Company's effective income tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were 12.6% and 33.6%, respectively. In the six months ended June 30, 2016, the primary drivers of the lower tax rate are excess tax benefits of $3.0 million as a result of early adoption of ASU 2016-09 and a $0.5 million benefit included for the release of uncertain tax positions. The primary drivers of the higher income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016, are the $0.6 million expense and $0.4 million expense related to transfer pricing recorded and foreign tax returns filed for the six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and jurisdiction mix of income earned.

The Company expects its effective income tax rate for the full year to be approximately 20.3%, resulting largely from the release of uncertain tax positions and jurisdiction mix of pre-tax income in U.S.-based operations relative to foreign operations. This estimate could be revised in the future as additional information is presented to the Company.