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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate for the second quarter and first six months of 2015 was expense of 11% and 9%, respectively, compared to a benefit of 203% and 20% for the second quarter and first six months of 2014, respectively. Excluding the litigation settlements and related legal costs, as well as the gain on the sale of Eaton's Aerospace businesses, which represents a total pre-tax expense of $494 and occurred in the second quarter of 2014, the effective income tax rate was expense of 8% and 6% for the second quarter and first six months of 2014, respectively. See Note 7 and Note 2 for additional information about legal contingencies and the sale of businesses, respectively.
The increase in the effective tax rate in the second quarter and first six months of 2015 is primarily due to more income earned in higher tax jurisdictions, including the United States.