Income Taxes |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes |
Income Taxes
The income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was calculated by estimating Starz’s annual effective tax rate and then applying the effective tax rate to income before income taxes for the period, plus or minus the tax effects of items that relate discretely to the period, if any. Our effective tax rate was 31%, 34%, 33% and 34% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% primarily due to Internal Revenue Code Section 199, which allows U.S. taxpayers a deduction for qualified domestic production activities, which was partially offset by state and local taxes.
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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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