INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES We file income tax returns in the United States (the “U.S.”), in various states and in certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company has recorded liabilities to cover certain uncertain tax positions. Such uncertain tax positions relate to additional taxes that the Company may be required to pay in various tax jurisdictions. During the course of examinations by various taxing authorities, proposed adjustments may be asserted. The Company evaluates such items on a case-by-case basis and adjusts the liability for uncertain tax positions as deemed necessary. The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 41.6% and 36.6%, respectively. The increase in the current quarter tax rate, when compared to the same quarter of the prior year, is primarily impacted by the change in the current year forecast of the annual effective tax rate as well as prior year recognition of discrete tax benefits in the UK. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 23.9% and 35.2%, respectively. The decrease in this year-to-date rate, when compared to the prior year, is primarily due to the U.S. tax impact of a charge recognized in the second quarter of 2017 associated with the Settlement in the MDL Action in the amount of $295.0 million (see Note 15 – Legal Proceedings) and anticipated Business Transformation charges, primarily advisory and consulting services, that impact the annual effective tax rate. This resulted in a lower proportion of U.S. pre-tax income which has a higher statutory tax rate when compared to international operations.

NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES

We file income tax returns in the United States (the “U.S.”), in various states and in certain foreign jurisdictions.

The Company has recorded liabilities to cover certain uncertain tax positions. Such uncertain tax positions relate to additional taxes that the Company may be required to pay in various tax jurisdictions. During the course of examinations by various taxing authorities, proposed adjustments may be asserted. The Company evaluates such items on a case-by-case basis and adjusts the liability for uncertain tax positions as deemed necessary.

The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 41.6% and 36.6%, respectively. The increase in the current quarter tax rate, when compared to the same quarter of the prior year, is primarily impacted by the change in the current year forecast of the annual effective tax rate as well as prior year recognition of discrete tax benefits in the UK.

The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 23.9% and 35.2%, respectively. The decrease in this year-to-date rate, when compared to the prior year, is primarily due to the U.S. tax impact of a charge recognized in the second quarter of 2017 associated with the Settlement in the MDL Action in the amount of $295.0 million (see Note 15 – Legal Proceedings) and anticipated Business Transformation charges, primarily advisory and consulting services, that impact the annual effective tax rate. This resulted in a lower proportion of U.S. pre-tax income which has a higher statutory tax rate when compared to international operations.