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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(13) Income Taxes

Effective Income Tax Rate and Income Tax Provision

Our effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was 35.4% and for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was 24.9%. Our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2014 benefited from a favorable earnings mix with earnings in jurisdictions with low tax rates. In addition, our rate benefited from certain favorable discrete items totaling approximately $14 million, including $7 million from a favorable tax settlement and approximately $7 million from the release of reserves related to the expiration of the statute of limitations and a successful judicial verdict. The favorable factors were partially offset by the $15 million foreign currency exchange losses related to Venezuelan subsidiaries with no tax benefit and the lapse of various U.S. tax provisions (the “Extenders”), including the research and development credit and certain foreign provisions. Our effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2014 also benefitted from the favorable earnings mix mentioned above, but this was offset by special item expenses with no or low tax benefits as well as the lapse of the Extenders.

Our effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was 24.8% and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was 13.7%. Our effective income tax rate for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 benefitted from a favorable earnings mix, with earnings in jurisdictions with low tax rates and losses in jurisdictions, including the U.S. for the six month period, with high tax rates. The favorable factors were partially offset by losses in jurisdictions where we did not have any tax benefit due to the applicable tax rate or valuation allowances. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 benefited from a retroactive reinstatement of certain tax provisions that were recorded as discrete items during the three months ended March 31, 2013. On January 2, 2013, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, retroactively reinstating and extending the research and development tax credit and certain foreign tax provisions from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. This favorable factor for the six month period was partially offset by an increase in certain foreign tax rates, which increased our deferred tax liabilities.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

As noted above, during the six months ended June 30, 2014, we reduced our unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $7 million. We have not changed our policy with regard to the reporting of penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits.