Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

8.  INCOME TAXES    

Our effective tax rates were 22.2% and 21.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, were 25.5% and 21.3%, respectively. The lower 2019 tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018 was due to a larger impact of the discrete benefits related to share-based compensation.

Our condensed consolidated statements of operations recognized a discrete tax benefit of $1.6 million and $3.8 million related to share-based compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

At June 30, 2019, the net deferred tax liability of $162.3 million consisted of net long-term deferred tax assets of $12.0 million and net long-term deferred tax liabilities of $174.3 million.  The decrease of the net deferred tax liability was primarily related to purchase accounting adjustments in connection with the acquisition of USI and related tax elections.