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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The tax provision for interim periods is determined using the estimated annual effective consolidated tax rate, based on the current estimate of full-year earnings before taxes, adjusted for the impact of discrete quarterly items. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, our effective tax rate was 25.5% and 27.1%, respectively, compared with 27.7% for both periods in 2014. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the periods presented primarily reflects changes in our geographic mix of earnings.