Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of valuation allowance

The following table provides a roll forward of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and period then ended
	(In millions)
Beginning Balance December 31, 2014	$	902.3
Reduction in tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2015	(124.4		)
Reduction in tax provision allocated to the three months ended December 31, 2015	(25.3		)
Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015	6.3
Change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in the current year	(143.4		)
Amounts related to the release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in the three months ending September 30, 2015
Reduction in tax provision for amounts to be realized in future years	(698.1		)
Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income to be realized in future years	(60.8		)
Change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets realizable in future years	(758.9		)
Ending Balance September 30, 2015	$	—

Tax provision (benefit)

The effect of the change in valuation allowance on the provision for income taxes was as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(In thousands)
Provision for income tax	$	43,694		$	25,030		$	131,568		$	65,322
Change in valuation allowance	(739,298		)	(24,781		)	(822,465		)	(63,229		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	$	(695,604	)	$	249		$	(690,897	)	$	2,093