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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation–Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which amended accounting for income taxes related to share-based compensation. As a result of adopting the standard effective January 1, 2017, the Company recognized excess tax benefits of $8 and $26 (resulting from an increase in the fair value of an award from the grant date to the vesting or exercise date, as applicable) in the Provision for income taxes as a discrete item during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. These amounts may not necessarily be indicative of future amounts that may be recognized as any excess tax benefits recognized would be dependent on future stock price, employee exercise behavior and applicable tax rates. Prior to January 1, 2017, excess tax benefits were recognized in equity. See Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements for additional information.

Since 2002, the Company has taken a tax position in a foreign jurisdiction that has been challenged by the local tax authorities. In May 2015, the Company became aware of several rulings by the Supreme Court in this foreign jurisdiction disallowing certain tax deductions which had the effect of reversing prior decisions. The Company had taken deductions in prior years similar to those disallowed by such court and as a result, as required, reassessed its tax position and increased its unrecognized tax benefits in 2015.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Supreme Court in this foreign jurisdiction decided the matter in the Company’s favor for the years 2002 through 2005 and, as a result, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $13, including interest. The Administrative Court in this jurisdiction has also decided the matter in the Company’s favor for the years 2008 through 2011 by acknowledging the Supreme Court’s ruling for the years 2002 through 2005, which eliminated the possibility for future appeals. The tax benefit of deductions related to this tax position taken for the years 2006 through 2007 and 2012 through 2014 totals approximately $15 at current exchange rates. These deductions are currently being challenged by the tax authorities either in the lower courts or at the administrative level and, if resolved in the Company’s favor, will result in the Company recording additional tax benefits, including interest.