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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INCOME TAXES |
We use an estimated annual effective tax rate for purposes of determining the income tax provision during interim reporting periods. In calculating our estimated annual effective tax rate, we consider forecasted annual pre-tax income and estimated permanent book versus tax differences. Adjustments to the effective tax rate and estimates could occur during the year as information and assumptions change which could include, but are not limited to, changes to the forecasted amounts, estimates of permanent book versus tax differences, and changes to tax laws and rates. Our income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $72.4 million and $29.0 million, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 48.1 percent and (21.8) percent, respectively. Our income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $92.9 million and $92.1 million, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 459.1 percent and (764.9) percent, respectively. Effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0 percent for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, primarily due to non-deductible goodwill impairment for fiscal year 2025, permanent non-deductible items, foreign losses for which no tax benefit has been recognized, state and foreign income taxes, and discrete adjustments. The discrete adjustments are primarily due to equity compensation, return to provision adjustments, and unrecognized tax benefits. As of June 30, 2026, we have recorded unrecognized tax benefits and related interest and penalties of approximately $19.3 million. We cannot predict with certainty if we will achieve ultimate resolution of any additional uncertain tax positions associated with our U.S. and international operations resulting in any additional material increases or decreases of our unrecognized tax benefits for the next twelve months.
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