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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
NOTE 17. INCOME TAXES
During three months ended March 31, 2014, we recognized an income tax benefit of $215.4 million on $654.1 million of loss from continuing operations before income tax compared to $9.3 million of tax expense on $30.9 million of income from continuing operations before income tax during the comparable 2013 period. The effective income tax rate was a 32.9% benefit on the current period loss from continuing operations before income tax during the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to an effective income tax rate of 29.9% expense on income from continuing operations before income tax during the comparable 2013 period. The tax benefit for the current period is primarily related to income tax benefits recorded in the U.S. on the current period loss from continuing operations before income tax which includes an increase in certain contingent and legal liabilities. As a result of the new corporate structure and the acquisition of Paladin, the 2014 tax provision for the Company reflects the impact of increased non-U.S. income for the Company which is subject to reduced local country tax rates in comparison to the U.S. tax rate. The effective tax rate benefit for the current period loss from continuing operations was partially offset by the non-deductible excise tax charge recorded during the first quarter of 2014, which was recorded by the Company due to the probability of the Paladin transaction being taxable to U.S. shareholders.