Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	8. Income Taxes During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $1.0 million on a pre-tax book loss of $4.0 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.3% as compared to an income tax benefit of $0.4 million on a pre-tax book loss of $1.7 million for the same period in 2018 resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.8%. The increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods was primarily due to changes in the Texas Margin tax which resulted in a 1.11% increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $1.9 million on a pre-tax book loss of $7.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.3% as compared to an income tax benefit of $1.4 million on a pre-tax book income of $5.8 million for the same period in 2018 resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.1%. The increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods was primarily due to changes in the Texas Margin tax, which resulted in a 1.11% increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

8. Income Taxes

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $1.0 million on a pre-tax book loss of $4.0 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.3% as compared to an income tax benefit of $0.4 million on a pre-tax book loss of $1.7 million for the same period in 2018 resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.8%. The increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods was primarily due to changes in the Texas Margin tax which resulted in a 1.11% increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $1.9 million on a pre-tax book loss of $7.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.3% as compared to an income tax benefit of $1.4 million on a pre-tax book income of $5.8 million for the same period in 2018 resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.1%. The increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods was primarily due to changes in the Texas Margin tax, which resulted in a 1.11% increase in the effective tax rate between the two periods.

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