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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In millions)
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 107.8 |  |  | $ | 154.8 |  |  | $ | 159.0 |
State | 13.2 |  |  | 24.3 |  |  | 14.7 |
Foreign | 71.7 |  |  | 67.0 |  |  | 56.8 |
| 192.7 |  |  | 246.1 |  |  | 230.5 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal | (19.2 | ) |  | 16.5 |  |  | (7.5 | )
State | 1.3 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | (9.3 | )
Foreign | (26.2 | ) |  | (32.3 | ) |  | (11.9 | )
| (44.1 | ) |  | (13.0 | ) |  | (28.7 | )
Provision for income taxes | $ | 148.6 |  |  | $ | 233.1 |  |  | $ | 201.8 |
Domestic and Foreign Income before Income Taxes | Domestic and foreign income before income taxes was as follows:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In millions)
U.S. | $ | 711.1 |  |  | $ | 739.6 |  |  | $ | 607.6 |
Foreign | 35.5 |  |  | (11.4 | ) |  | 29.0 |
| $ | 746.6 |  |  | $ | 728.2 |  |  | $ | 636.6 |
Provision for Income Taxes Reconciles with U.S. Federal Statutory Rate | The provision for income taxes reconciles with the U.S. federal statutory rate, as follows:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In millions)
Federal statutory rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
Provision computed at federal statutory rate | $ | 261.3 |  |  | $ | 254.9 |  |  | $ | 222.8 |
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 13.3 |  |  | 17.2 |  |  | 5.2 |
Foreign | (41.9 | ) |  | (40.3 | ) |  | (21.8 | )
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | (48.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity compensation | (26.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax reserves | 2.5 |  |  | 11.9 |  |  | 0.9 |
Other | (11.6 | ) |  | (10.6 | ) |  | (5.3 | )
Provision for income taxes | $ | 148.6 |  |  | $ | 233.1 |  |  | $ | 201.8 |
Effective income tax rate | 19.9 | % |  | 32.0 | % |  | 31.7 | %
Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities | Components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016, were as follows:
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (In millions)
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
Net operating and capital loss carryforwards | $ | 279.9 |  |  | $ | 213.2 |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 129.3 |  |  | 113.8 |
Employee compensation programs | 33.1 |  |  | 51.6 |
Foreign tax credits | 17.6 |  |  | 56.9 |
Employee pension benefits | 40.8 |  |  | 70.6 |
Reserves and accrued expenses | 23.8 |  |  | 18.5 |
Research and development costs | 26.7 |  |  | 13.7 |
Other | 8.7 |  |  | 21.0 |
Gross deferred income tax assets | 559.9 |  |  | 559.3 |
Valuation allowance | (401.8 | ) |  | (307.3 | )
Total deferred income tax assets, net | 158.1 |  |  | 252.0 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets | (387.6 | ) |  | (507.0 | )
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | (7.6 | ) |  | (30.1 | )
Depreciation | (41.5 | ) |  | (22.1 | )
Other | (20.6 | ) |  | (13.5 | )
Total deferred income tax liability | (457.3 | ) |  | (572.7 | )
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | (299.2 | ) |  | $ | (320.7 | )
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Included in Other Current Assets, and Liabilities | Our deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016, are included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (In millions)
Long-term deferred income tax assets, included in other assets | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 4.7 |
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities | (305.1 | ) |  | (325.4 | )
Net deferred income tax liability | $ | (299.2 | ) |  | $ | (320.7 | )
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (In millions)
Beginning balance (January 1) | $ | 32.5 |  |  | $ | 21.6 |
Increases related to prior year tax positions | 0.6 |  |  | 4.1 |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions | (5.6 | ) |  | (1.0 | )
Increases related to current year tax positions | 13.1 |  |  | 12.8 |
Decreases related to settlements | (0.3 | ) |  | (1.0 | )
Expiration of the statute of limitations for the assessment of taxes | (5.8 | ) |  | (3.9 | )
Currency translation adjustment | 0.5 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Ending balance (December 31) | $ | 35.0 |  |  | $ | 32.5 |

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