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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was 23.9% compared with 26.9% in the first quarter of 2017 and 69.6% for the full year 2017. The effective tax rate in 2017 was impacted by the U.S. government's enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"). Excluding the impact of a one-time $99,214 of discrete tax expense related to the Act, partially offset by a benefit of $2,514 on the prior year repatriation, the effective tax rate would have been 20.2% for the full year 2017. The increase in the first quarter of 2018 effective tax rate from the full year 2017 rate is primarily due to a new provision within the Act that is designed to tax global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), the absence of the adjustment of the Swiss valuation reserves, the absence of the settlement of tax audits and closure of tax years for various tax jurisdictions, the expiration of certain tax holidays and the decrease in the excess tax benefit on stock awards. The increase is partially offset by the increase in the projected change in the mix of earnings attributable to lower-taxing jurisdictions.

The Company has determined that foreign earnings for the period beginning January 1, 2018 will be indefinitely reinvested.  Accordingly, a deferred tax liability has not been recorded for the excess of the tax basis over the financial statement (book) basis arising since January 1, 2018. For the period ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a deferred tax liability of $6,932 on the portion of earnings it expects to repatriate. The Company continues to analyze its position in regards to the excess of the tax basis over the financial statement (book) basis arising for the period prior to January 1, 2018 and as such, the entry made effective December 31, 2017 remains provisional.

The Aerospace and Industrial segments were previously awarded international tax holidays. All significant tax holidays for which the Company currently receives benefit have expired.