Income Tax Matters

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

The provision for incomes taxes, for each period presented, consisted of the following:



	Quarter Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
Domestic	$	9.1	$	15.4
Foreign	0.3		(7.2		)
Total	$	9.4	$	8.2

The income tax provision for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was $9.4 and $8.2, reflecting an effective tax rate of 37.4% and 19.7%, respectively.

The difference between the effective tax rate and projected blended statutory tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was the result of a decrease in unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, of $7.5, resulting in a 17.9% decrease in the effective tax rate. The decrease in unrecognized tax benefits was a result of an audit settlement with the Canada Revenue Agency Competent Authority on February 28, 2013 for the 1998-2004 tax years which resulted in a cash tax benefit to the Company of $7.6, of which $7.2 has been received as of March 31, 2014. In addition, during the third quarter of 2013, the Company signed an advance pricing agreement with Canada Revenue Agency, which resulted in an additional cash tax benefit of $2.8, which is expected to be refunded within the next 12 months.

The Company’s gross unrecognized benefits relating to uncertain tax positions were $3.7 and $3.8 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, of which, $2.6 and $2.7 will go through the Company’s income tax provision and thus impact the effective tax rate at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, if and when the gross unrecognized tax benefits are recognized.

The Company expects its gross unrecognized tax benefits to be reduced by $1.5 within the next 12 months.

See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for additional information regarding income taxes.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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