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2313301 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The components of income from continuing operations before income tax were as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Domestic operations
$
33.9

 
$
60.9

 
$
43.5

Foreign operations
91.2

 
70.5

 
93.5

Total
$
125.1

 
$
131.4

 
$
137.0

 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to our effective income tax rate for continuing operations was as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Income tax at U.S. statutory rate of 35%
$
43.8

 
$
46.0

 
$
47.9

State, local and other tax, net of federal benefit
2.4

 
2.1

 
2.1

U.S. effect of foreign dividends and withholding taxes
4.6

 
3.9

 
7.4

Unrealized foreign currency expense (benefit) on intercompany debt
0.7

 
(0.7
)
 
(3.0
)
Realized foreign exchange net loss on intercompany loans
(9.6
)
 

 

Revaluation of previously held equity interest
(12.0
)
 

 

Foreign income taxed at a lower effective rate
(4.6
)
 
(5.6
)
 
(8.6
)
Interest on Brazilian Tax Assessment
2.8

 
2.7

 
3.2

Expiration of tax credits
10.9

 
1.0

 
11.7

Decrease in valuation allowance
(9.9
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(11.5
)
Other
0.5

 
(2.6
)
 
(3.8
)
Income taxes as reported
$
29.6

 
$
45.5

 
$
45.4

Effective tax rate
23.7
%
 
34.6
%
 
33.1
%
 
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The components of the income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations were as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current expense
 
 
 
 
 
Federal and other
$
0.7

 
$
2.1

 
$
1.6

Foreign
22.9

 
16.0

 
23.2

Total current income tax expense
23.6

 
18.1

 
24.8

Deferred expense
 
 
 
 
 
Federal and other
3.5

 
22.8

 
15.4

Foreign
2.5

 
4.6

 
5.2

Total deferred income tax expense
6.0

 
27.4

 
20.6

Total income tax expense
$
29.6

 
$
45.5

 
$
45.4

 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 Compensation and benefits
$
20.7

 
$
17.3

 Pension
28.6

 
27.9

 Inventory
12.4

 
11.4

 Other reserves
19.1

 
17.1

 Accounts receivable
7.0

 
7.7

 Foreign tax credit carryforwards

 
10.9

 Net operating loss carryforwards
47.2

 
56.9

 Unrealized foreign currency benefit on intercompany debt

 
3.0

 Other
10.3

 
9.4

Gross deferred income tax assets
145.3

 
161.6

 Valuation allowance
(11.7
)
 
(22.1
)
Net deferred tax assets
133.6

 
139.5

Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 Depreciation
(12.6
)
 
(16.0
)
 Identifiable intangibles
(240.4
)
 
(240.7
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(253.0
)
 
(256.7
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(119.4
)
 
$
(117.2
)


 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Balance at beginning of year
$
34.8

 
$
45.9

 
$
52.1

Additions for tax positions of prior years
3.0

 
3.0

 
3.5

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(0.5
)
 

 
(4.2
)
Increase resulting from foreign currency translation
6.4

 

 

Decrease resulting from foreign currency translation

 
(14.1
)
 
(5.5
)
Balance at end of year
$
43.7

 
$
34.8

 
$
45.9