Income Taxes (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

For the three months endedJune 30, 2012, our effective income tax rate of 32.3% was negatively impacted by losses in certain foreign locations for which we receive no tax benefit due to 100% valuation allowances. In addition, for the second quarter, a $26.2 valuation allowance associated with the Asia Pacific region was reversed. The reversal was partially offset by an adjustment of $19.5 associated with the establishment of a previously unrecorded reserve for a tax contingency for the years 2007 through 2010.

In addition to the factors noted above, for the six months endedJune 30, 2012, our effective income tax rate of 34.4% was positively impacted by a benefit derived from the deduction of foreign tax credits that were previously fully valued and the reversal of certain valuation allowances in Europe. 

We have various tax years under examination by tax authorities in various countries, and in various states, such as New York, in which we have significant business operations. It is not yet known whether these examinations will, in the aggregate, result in our paying additional taxes. We believe our tax reserves are adequate in relation to the potential for additional assessments in each of the jurisdictions in which we are subject to taxation. We regularly assess the likelihood of additional tax assessments in those jurisdictions and, if necessary, adjust our reserves as additional information or events require.

With respect to all tax years open to examination by U.S. federal, various state and local, and non-U.S. tax authorities, we currently anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by an amount between $5.0 and $15.0 in the next twelve months, a portion of which will affect our effective income tax rate, primarily as a result of the settlement of tax examinations and the lapsing of statutes of limitations. This net decrease is related to various items of income and expense, primarily transfer pricing adjustments.

We are effectively settled with respect to U.S. income tax audits for years prior to 2009. With limited exceptions, we are no longer subject to state and local income tax audits for years prior to 1999, or non-U.S. income tax audits for years prior to 2004.