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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of income before income tax | Income (loss) before income taxes for the Company’s U.S. and non-U.S. operations was as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
U.S. |  | $ | (119.8 | ) |  | $ | (782.1 | ) |  | $ | (534.6 | )
Non-U.S. |  | 33.3 |  |  | 48.1 |  |  | 56.6 |
Loss before income taxes |  | $ | (86.5 | ) |  | $ | (734.0 | ) |  | $ | (478.0 | )
Schedule income tax provision (benefit) | The income tax provision (benefit) was as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | (60.7 | )
State |  | (1.3 | ) |  | (1.5 | ) |  | (0.4 | )
Foreign |  | 6.2 |  |  | 14.4 |  |  | 9.4 |
Total |  | 4.1 |  |  | 13.4 |  |  | (51.7 | )
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 2.4 |  |  | (115.8 | ) |  | (90.9 | )
State |  | (14.4 | ) |  | (3.5 | ) |  | 30.4 |
Foreign |  | 1.1 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Total |  | (10.9 | ) |  | (120.3 | ) |  | (60.4 | )
Income tax benefit |  | $ | (6.8 | ) |  | $ | (106.9 | ) |  | $ | (112.1 | )
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation | The following is a reconciliation of income taxes computed at the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to the actual effective income tax benefit:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Taxes computed at the federal rate |  | $ | (30.3 | ) |  | $ | (256.9 | ) |  | $ | (167.3 | )
Goodwill impairment |  | 36.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  | — |  |  | (26.8 | ) |  | (20.6 | )
Valuation allowance |  | (14.5 | ) |  | 171.5 |  |  | 74.5 |
Repatriation of foreign earnings |  | 14.2 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 13.4 |
Change in federal tax rate and law change |  | (4.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign earnings taxed at different rate |  | (7.2 | ) |  | (5.3 | ) |  | (11.2 | )
Adjustment to prior years’ taxes |  | (5.2 | ) |  | 3.4 |  |  | (5.4 | )
Foreign exchange differences |  | 2.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Withholding taxes |  | 2.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other |  | (1.1 | ) |  | 5.1 |  |  | 4.5 |
Income tax benefit |  | $ | (6.8 | ) |  | $ | (106.9 | ) |  | $ | (112.1 | )
Schedule of income taxes paid | Income taxes paid and amounts received as refunds were as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Income taxes paid |  | $ | 10.4 |  |  | $ | 8.6 |  |  | $ | 10.8 |
Income tax refunds received |  | (7.1 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (63.3 | )
Income taxes paid (received), net |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | (1.9 | ) |  | $ | (52.5 | )
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | The categories of assets and liabilities that have resulted in differences in the timing of the recognition of income and expense at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Deferred income tax assets |  |  |  |
Pensions |  | $ | 158.0 |  |  | $ | 294.9 |
Postretirement benefits other than pensions |  | 86.5 |  |  | 129.5 |
Net operating loss tax carryovers |  | 336.1 |  |  | 407.8 |
Tax credits |  | 92.6 |  |  | 56.7 |
Deferred compensation and other benefit plans |  | 13.8 |  |  | 25.7 |
Other items |  | 55.9 |  |  | 107.4 |
Gross deferred income tax assets |  | 742.9 |  |  | 1,022.0 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  | (274.0 | ) |  | (291.4 | )
Total deferred income tax assets |  | 468.9 |  |  | 730.6 |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  |  |
Bases of property, plant and equipment |  | 375.3 |  |  | 547.1 |
Inventory valuation |  | 50.0 |  |  | 77.6 |
Bases of amortizable intangible assets |  | 38.7 |  |  | 65.6 |
Other items |  | 7.0 |  |  | 43.9 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | 471.0 |  |  | 734.2 |
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | (3.6 | )
Schedule of changes in unrecognized income tax benefits | The changes in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 22.7 |  |  | $ | 19.6 |  |  | $ | 76.8 |
Increases in prior period tax positions |  | — |  |  | 7.9 |  |  | 4.3 |
Decreases in prior period tax positions |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.2 | )
Increases in current period tax positions |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.3 |
Expiration of the statute of limitations |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (0.5 | )
Settlements |  | (7.6 | ) |  | (4.2 | ) |  | (62.1 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 22.7 |  |  | $ | 19.6 |
Summary of income tax examinations | A summary of tax years that remain subject to examination, by major tax jurisdiction, is as follows:
Jurisdiction |  | Earliest Year Open to Examination
U.S. Federal |  | 2016
States: |  |
Pennsylvania |  | 2014
Foreign: |  |
China |  | 2014
Poland |  | 2011
United Kingdom |  | 2015
Schedule of NOL's and tax credits | The following summarizes the carryforward periods for the tax attributes related to net operating losses (NOL) and credits by jurisdiction.
($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
Jurisdiction | Attribute | Amount | Expiration Period | Amount expiring within 5 years | Amount expiring in 5-20 years
U.S. | NOL | $980 | 20 years | $— | $980
U.S. | Foreign Tax Credit | $65 | 10 years | $19 | $46
U.S. | Research and Development Credit | $11 | 20 years | $— | $11
State | NOL | $168 | Various | $19 | $149
State | Credits | $23 | Various | $5 | $18
U.K. | NOL | $6 | Indefinite | $— | $—
Luxembourg | NOL | $19 | Indefinite | $— | $—
Poland | Economic Zone Credit | $12 | 9 years | $— | $12

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