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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate on net income from continuing operations was 17.1% and 15.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 15.8% and 17.8%, respectively, in the same periods last year. The effective tax rates for both periods were largely impacted by the geographic mix of worldwide income and certain discrete items, including tax expense of $1.3 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 associated with the repatriation of certain foreign earnings in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of buw.

The liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $21.4 and $20.8 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and is included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2017, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect income tax expense if recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements is $18.7. This amount includes interest and penalties of $9.6. It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will decrease between approximately $2.1 and $17.0 in the next twelve months; however, actual developments in this area could differ from those currently expected.