Provision for Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Provision for Income Taxes	Provision for Income Taxes Provision for income taxes decreased $81.6 million to a benefit of $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $80.3 million during the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company's effective tax rate was (3.5%) compared to 34.3% for the same period in 2016. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to challenged results in North America creating a higher proportion of international profits in 2017, partially offset by non-deductible goodwill impairment charges and the recording of certain valuation allowances. Valuation allowances of $13.2 million were recorded discretely against deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 for certain U.S. state jurisdictions. Additionally, valuation allowances were recorded against current year deferred tax assets in certain U.S. state jurisdictions. These valuation allowances were recorded due to lower than expected results in the third quarter of 2017 and a significantly reduced outlook for the remainder of the year. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions which are regularly subject to examination by tax authorities. Based on the status of current examinations in various taxing jurisdictions, management believes it is reasonably possible that in the next 12 months the amount of the total liability for unrecognized income tax benefits and interest could decrease by up to $16 million.

Provision for Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Provision for income taxes decreased $81.6 million to a benefit of $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $80.3 million during the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company's effective tax rate was (3.5%) compared to 34.3% for the same period in 2016. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to challenged results in North America creating a higher proportion of international profits in 2017, partially offset by non-deductible goodwill impairment charges and the recording of certain valuation allowances.

Valuation allowances of $13.2 million were recorded discretely against deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 for certain U.S. state jurisdictions. Additionally, valuation allowances were recorded against current year deferred tax assets in certain U.S. state jurisdictions. These valuation allowances were recorded due to lower than expected results in the third quarter of 2017 and a significantly reduced outlook for the remainder of the year.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions which are regularly subject to examination by tax authorities. Based on the status of current examinations in various taxing jurisdictions, management believes it is reasonably possible that in the next 12 months the amount of the total liability for unrecognized income tax benefits and interest could decrease by up to $16 million.