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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
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. The provision for income taxes was $17.0 million and $23.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and the effective tax rate was 28.6% and 27.4%, respectively. The provision for income taxes was $9.2 million and $21.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and the effective tax rate was 25.5% and 27.1%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the same period in 2015, primarily reflects the impact of unfavorable changes in our geographic mix of earnings and the impact of a tax benefit of $4.0 million recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2015 in connection with a $10.9 million charge for executive retirement and related costs. The increase in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the same period in 2015, reflects the impact of unfavorable changes in our geographic mix of earnings, offset by the impact of a tax benefit of $7.4 million recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016 in connection with restructuring and related charges of $21.4 million. Please refer to Note 12, Other Expense, for further discussion of these items.