9.	Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates for continuing operations for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, were 29.0% and 29.3%, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the effective income tax rates for continuing operations were 28.2% and 32.8%, respectively. The rates in both periods were impacted by the respective restructuring costs which were more significant in 2014. In addition, the 2015 rate was lower due to the mix of foreign earnings. Both the 2015 and 2014 rates were also impacted by changes in estimates associated with the finalization of prior year foreign and domestic tax items and audit settlements.