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Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Effective income tax rate reconciliation
The Company's effective tax rate on income from continuing operations for the first six months of 2014 was 25.1% compared to 25.6% for the first half of 2013.  The components of the effective tax rates for both periods were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2014
  
2013
 
 
 
Tax Provision
  
Tax Rate
  
Tax Provision
  
Tax Rate
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
Forecasted tax expense by jurisdiction
 
$
109
   
24.0
%
 
$
91
   
23.8
%
Adjustments to income tax provision:
                
Recognition of certain historical tax benefits as prior uncertainty regarding those benefits has been resolved
  
–
   
–
   
(1
)
  
(0.1
)
Tax effect of goodwill impairment
  
10
   
2.1
   
–
   
–
 
Finalization of prior year returns
  
(4
)
  
(0.9
)
  
9
   
2.4
 
Tax effects of changes in legislation
  
–
   
–
   
(7
)
  
(1.9
)
Changes in valuation allowances
  
–
   
–
   
5
   
1.4
 
Accrual adjustments and other
  
(1
)
  
(0.1
)
  
–
   
–
 
Tax provision
 
$
114
   
25.1
%
 
$
97
   
25.6
%