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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 21.9% and 20.1% for the quarters 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 22.1% and 15.9% for the nine months 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months 2022 reflected the tax impacts of current year pre-tax charges of $1,281 million related to the sale of the Company's business in Russia and a pre-tax gain of $271 million related to the Company's sale of its Dynamic Yield business. The nine months 2022 also reflected $537 million of nonoperating expense related to the settlement of a tax audit in France.
The effective tax rates for the quarter and nine months 2021 reflected the tax impacts of net pre-tax gains of $106 million and $339 million, respectively, primarily related to the sale of McDonald's Japan stock as well as a benefit of $364 million in the nine months related to the remeasurement of deferred taxes as a result of a change in the U.K. statutory income tax rate.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits totaled $616.4 million and $1,504.9 million, respectively. The Company continues to engage with various tax jurisdictions to resolve tax audits. During the nine months 2022, the Company finalized and settled certain tax examinations and remeasured other income tax reserves based on audit progression. The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits:

In millions
2022
Balance at January 1
$1,504.9 
Decreases for positions taken in prior years
(575.6)
Increases for positions taken in prior years
64.3 
Increases for positions in the current year
30.3 
Decreases due to settlements with taxing authorities
(407.5)
Decreases due to the lapsing of statutes of limitations
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Balance at September 30
$616.4