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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
Income Taxes

Companies are required to apply their estimated annual tax rate on a year-to-date basis in each interim period. Companies should not apply the estimated annual tax rate to interim financial results if the estimated annual tax rate is not reliably predictable. In this situation, the interim tax rate should be based on the actual year-to-date results. We are not able to reasonably estimate the annual effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2017, because small fluctuations in the Company's earnings before taxes could result in a material change in the estimated annual tax rate based on the current projections. For this reason, the Company does not believe the estimated annual tax rate provides a reliable estimate and as a result, the Company has computed the interim tax rate based on the actual year-to-date results.

The effective tax rate on the income (loss) from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was 30.2 percent compared to (4.0) percent on income for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The significant increase in the effective tax rate is due to the jurisdictional income (loss) mix and varying statutory rates in the Company’s global footprint. In addition, the negative tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily attributable to the nontaxable $36.5 mark-to-market gain on foreign currency option contracts related to the Acquisition.