8.	Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates for continuing operations for the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, were 23.5% and 29.0%, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the effective income tax rates for continuing operations were 28.6% and 28.2%, respectively. The effective tax rates in both 2016 and 2015 were impacted by restructuring activities, changes in estimates associated with the finalization of prior year foreign and domestic tax items, audit settlements, adjustments to valuation allowances and mix of foreign earnings. The rate in 2016 was also impacted by the deferred tax adjustments related to the anticipated divestiture discussed in Note 12, Anticipated Divestiture.