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Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

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Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
6. Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

 

NCLH is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we had an income tax expense of $2.7 million compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 we had an income tax expense of $3.4 million compared to an income tax benefit of $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The benefit for 2014 includes a $6.7 million non-recurring benefit associated with the election of a tax method to calculate deductible interest expense.