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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Income tax expense from continuing operations of $9.3 and $9.7 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, represents taxes on both U.S. and foreign earnings at a combined effective income tax rate of 21.3% and 20.6%, respectively. Income tax expense from continuing operations of $6.4 and $4.2 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, represents taxes on both U.S. and foreign earnings at a combined effective income tax rate of 25.5% and 16.0%, respectively.
The effective income tax rate of 25.5% and 21.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to excess tax benefits associated with stock compensation and the effect of
income earned by certain of our foreign entities being taxed at higher rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate, partially offset by losses incurred by certain of our Chinese operations for which no benefit was recorded. We expect our 2019 full year effective income tax rate to be approximately 21%.
The effective income tax rate from continuing operations of 16.0% and 20.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the effect of income earned by certain of the Company’s foreign entities being taxed at higher rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate as well as losses incurred by certain of our Chinese operations for which no benefit was recorded.
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had a liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits from continuing operations of $2.1 and $2.3, respectively. This amount includes $1.6 and $0.1 of unrecognized tax benefits from continuing operations as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, which, if ultimately recognized, would reduce our annual effective income tax rate. We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. These amounts were not significant for the periods presented.