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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate was 19.0 percent and 29.6 percent on the income for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate was 18.7 percent and 34.2 percent on the income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 benefited from a release of an uncertain tax position due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Additionally, the tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 benefited from the release of a valuation allowance in Asia Pacific (AP) and discrete tax items resulting from the sale of Venezuela (refer to note 1) recorded primarily in the first quarter. The tax rate for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 reflected the release of valuation allowance against excess capital losses utilized. Additionally, the tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was negatively impacted by discrete tax expense on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings recorded in the first quarter of 2014.