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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
Income Taxes

The effective tax rate on loss from continuing operations was 60.6 percent and 41.7 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively. The effective tax rate was 43.7 percent and 99.4 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively.

The tax rate on the loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 increased due to the jurisdictional income (loss) mix and varying statutory rates in the Company’s global footprint. These increases to the overall tax rate for these periods was offset in part by additional discrete expense items recognized in the quarter related to uncertain tax positions.

The tax rate on the loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 was increased due to the recognition of favorable discrete items, including the release of an uncertain tax position and discrete expenses related to the Acquisition. The tax rate for these periods was also increased by a reduction in the deferred tax liability associated with the Company’s undistributed foreign subsidiary earnings. The foreign currency hedges related to the Acquisition generated a loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and a net gain for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The non-taxable treatment of these hedges had the impact of decreasing the rate in the three months ended June 30, 2016 and increasing the rate for the six months ended June 30, 2016.