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2312301 - Disclosure - Income Taxes 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 [Table Text Block]
Income before income taxes for U.S. and non-U.S. operations was as follows:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in millions)
U.S. income
$
90.0

 
$
88.3

 
$
12.0

Non - U.S. income
209.0

 
184.4

 
164.7

Total income before income taxes
$
299.0

 
$
272.7

 
$
176.7

 
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The following is a summary of the components of our provisions for income taxes:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in millions)
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
0.4

 
$
0.5

 
$
0.6

Other state and local

 
0.2

 
0.1

Foreign
27.5

 
10.8

 
44.2

Total current
$
27.9

 
$
11.5

 
$
44.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
31.2

 
$
26.4

 
$
(11.6
)
Foreign
(0.8
)
 
(0.8
)
 
0.4

Total deferred
30.4

 
25.6

 
(11.2
)
Total income tax expense
$
58.3

 
$
37.1

 
$
33.7

 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The following is a reconciliation of our provision for income taxes to the expected amounts using statutory rates:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Federal statutory
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Foreign income taxes
(20.5
)
 
(17.6
)
 
(25.1
)
Change in enacted tax rate
(0.2
)
 

 

State and local

 
0.1

 
0.1

Tax credits
(1.1
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(11.4
)
Valuation allowance
0.4

 
2.6

 
4.5

U.S. tax on unremitted foreign earnings
0.2

 
0.2

 
1.9

Uncertain tax positions
0.5

 
(5.7
)
 
13.0

Other
5.2

 
0.3

 
1.1

Effective income tax rate
19.5
 %
 
13.6
 %
 
19.1
 %
 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
U.S. federal and state deferred tax asset, net
$
333.1

 
$
354.7

Other foreign deferred tax asset, net
8.3

 
12.1

Noncurrent deferred tax asset, net
$
341.4

 
$
366.8

 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in millions)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Employee benefits
$
219.3

 
$
211.1

Inventory
8.9

 
9.4

Net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards
126.7

 
117.0

Tax credit carryforwards
35.1

 
25.8

Capital allowance carryforwards
11.6

 
13.6

Fixed assets
15.9

 
13.5

Deferred revenue
19.3

 
15.0

Capitalized expenditures
71.9

 
120.5

Other
20.5

 
22.4

Valuation allowances
(164.8
)
 
(167.3
)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets
$
364.4

 
$
381.0

 
 
 
 
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Fixed assets and other
(23.0
)
 
(14.2
)
Noncurrent deferred tax asset, net
$
341.4

 
$
366.8

 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized income tax benefits is as follows:
 
Unrecognized Income Tax
 
Interest and
 
Benefits
 
Penalties
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2014
$
21.7

 
$
4.1

Increase in prior year tax positions
10.5

 
8.1

Decrease in prior year tax positions
(0.5
)
 

Increase in current year tax positions
15.6

 

Balance at December 31, 2014
$
47.3

 
$
12.2

Increase in prior year tax positions

 
1.4

Decrease in prior year tax positions
(9.4
)
 
(4.9
)
Increase in current year tax positions
8.8

 

Foreign currency remeasurement adjustment
$
(5.1
)
 
$
(1.8
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
41.6

 
$
6.9

Increase in prior year tax positions
0.4

 
2.0

Decrease in prior year tax positions
(2.5
)
 
(0.5
)
Increase in current year tax positions
9.3

 

Settlement
(17.3
)
 
(5.6
)
Foreign currency remeasurement adjustment
(3.3
)
 
(0.3
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
28.2

 
$
2.5