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Income Taxes | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | 14. Income Taxes The effective tax rate was 31.9 percent and 34.7 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The changes in tax rates primarily reflected the geographic mix of business and the level of pretax income in relation to recu rring permanent tax benefits. In addition, the effective tax rate in the current year reflected the resolution of certain prior years’ tax items. The Company is under continuous examination by the Internal Rev enue Service (IRS) and tax authorities in other countries and states in which the Company has significant business operations. The tax years under examination and open for examination vary by jurisdiction. In February 2017, the Company received notificati o n that all matters outstanding with the IRS for tax years 1997-2007 were resolved. The resolution of such matters did not have a material impact on th e Company’s effective tax rate. The Company is currently under examination with the IRS for tax years 2 008 through 2014. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits could decrease within the next 12 months by as much as $104 million, principally as a result of potential resolutions of prior years’ tax items with various taxing authorities. The prior years’ tax items include unrecognized tax benefits relating to the deductibility of certain expenses or losses and the attribution of taxable income to a particular jurisdiction or jurisdictions. Of the $104 million of unrec ognized tax benefits, approximately $71 million relates to amounts that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate in a future period. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $331 million. The decrease was primarily due to the resolution with the IRS of an uncertain tax position in January, 2017, and resulted in the recognition of $289 million in shareholders’ equity, specifically within AOCI.

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