Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	9. Income Taxes Our provision for income taxes is impacted by a number of factors, including federal taxes, our international tax structure, state tax rates in the jurisdictions where we conduct business, and our ability to utilize state tax credits that expire between 2016 and 2030. Therefore, our overall effective income tax rate could vary. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was 33.9% and 35.6%, respectively. Our effective tax rates for the three month periods are different than the federal statutory rate generally due to the impact of state and local taxes in fiscal 2016 and 2015 and the partial reinvestment of foreign earnings in fiscal 2016. We accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. At December 31, 2015, we had accrued $330 and $137 for the potential payment of interest and penalties, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, we were subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for the tax years 2012 through 2015, and to non-U.S. examinations for tax years 2010 through 2015. In addition, we are generally subject to state and local examinations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015.

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