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INCOME TAXES

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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company’s effective income tax rates were 56.6% and 48.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 43.5% and 41.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In connection with the acquisition of Hauser, the transfer of the AW139 helicopter was treated as a sale for U.S. income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company recognized a nonrecurring income tax expense of $1.0 million, which has been recorded as a deferred tax liability as the Company plans to qualify the transfer for like-kind exchange treatment under the IRC. The additional expense increased the Company’s effective income tax rate by 4.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased by 22.8% due to non-deductible losses at Sicher, which is a controlled foreign corporation.