Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	5. Income taxes Federal income taxes for the interim periods presented have been included in the accompanying financial statements on the basis of an estimated annual effective tax rate. The rate is based on current tax law and for 2015 does not assume reinstatement of the federal research tax credit, which expired at the end of 2014. As of September 30, 2015, the estimated annual effective tax rate for 2015 is about 30 percent, which differs from the 35 percent statutory corporate tax rate due to lower statutory tax rates applicable to our operations in many of the jurisdictions in which we operate and from U.S. tax benefits.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

5. Income taxes

Federal income taxes for the interim periods presented have been included in the accompanying financial statements on the basis of an estimated annual effective tax rate. The rate is based on current tax law and for 2015 does not assume reinstatement of the federal research tax credit, which expired at the end of 2014. As of September 30, 2015, the estimated annual effective tax rate for 2015 is about 30 percent, which differs from the 35 percent statutory corporate tax rate due to lower statutory tax rates applicable to our operations in many of the jurisdictions in which we operate and from U.S. tax benefits.