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

Footnote 13 — Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based upon the respective estimated annual effective tax rates applicable for the respective periods adjusted for the effects of items required to be treated as discrete to the period, including changes in tax laws, changes in estimated exposures for uncertain tax positions and other items.

The Company’s reported tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was 19.2% and 21.9%, respectivelyThe difference from the statutory tax rate to the reported tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is primarily due to the sale of the Tools business, the inclusion of Jarden and discrete tax benefits compared with the prior year. The difference from the statutory tax rate to the reported tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is primarily due to the geographical mix of earnings and the tax benefit related to costs associated with the termination of a bridge facility related to the Jarden Acquisition.

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded $164 million of deferred tax expense related to its Tools business outside basis difference. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company determined the outside basis difference in a U.S. entity included goodwill attributable to certain foreign subsidiaries, the result of which, was an overstatement of approximately $18 million of deferred tax expense during the fourth quarter of 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company corrected this difference through current period tax expense.