Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The effective income tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was 31.7%. The year to date provision for income taxes includes taxes on earnings at an anticipated rate of approximately 33.4% and a year-to-date discrete tax benefit of $1.5 million, of which $2.6 million related to the benefit from the adoption of ASU 2016-09. Under this guidance all excess tax benefits (“windfalls”) and deficiencies (“shortfalls”) related to employee stock compensation will be recognized within income tax expense. Under prior guidance, windfalls were recognized in additional paid-in capital and shortfalls were only recognized as tax expense to the extent they exceeded the pool of windfall tax benefits. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017. The adoption was on a prospective basis and therefore had no impact on prior periods. See Note 2 for further information related to the change in accounting for tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation. The effective income tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 33.0% and included a year-to-date net discrete tax expense of $0.2 million.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

The effective income tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was 31.7%. The year to date provision for income taxes includes taxes on earnings at an anticipated rate of approximately 33.4% and a year-to-date discrete tax benefit of $1.5 million, of which $2.6 million related to the benefit from the adoption of ASU 2016-09. Under this guidance all excess tax benefits (“windfalls”) and deficiencies (“shortfalls”) related to employee stock compensation will be recognized within income tax expense. Under prior guidance, windfalls were recognized in additional paid-in capital and shortfalls were only recognized as tax expense to the extent they exceeded the pool of windfall tax benefits. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017. The adoption was on a prospective basis and therefore had no impact on prior periods. See Note 2 for further information related to the change in accounting for tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation.

The effective income tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 33.0% and included a year-to-date net discrete tax expense of $0.2 million.