Income Taxes

The consolidated income tax provision includes taxes attributable to the controlling interest and, to a lesser extent, taxes attributable to non-controlling interests as follows:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2016			2015			2016
Controlling interest:
Current tax	$	36.7		$	30.5		$	112.1		$	85.6
Intangible-related deferred taxes	21.1			19.5			62.3			63.0
Other deferred taxes	(2.3		)	1.1			18.9			8.4
Total controlling interest	55.5			51.1			193.3			157.0
Non-controlling interests:
Current tax	$	2.8		$	1.5		$	9.4		$	5.7
Deferred taxes	(0.2		)	(1.3		)	(0.5		)	(1.6		)
Total non-controlling interests	2.6			0.2			8.9			4.1
Provision for income taxes	$	58.1		$	51.3		$	202.2		$	161.1
Income before income taxes (controlling interest)	$	163.2		$	160.3		$	555.3		$	478.1
Effective tax rate attributable to controlling interest⁽¹⁾	34.0		%	31.9		%	34.8		%	32.8		%

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⁽¹⁾	Taxes attributable to the controlling interest divided by Income before income taxes (controlling interest).

The Effective tax rate attributable to the controlling interest was 34.0% and 34.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, as compared to 31.9% and 32.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in Income before income taxes attributable to the controlling interest as well as the effect of foreign operations, including the indefinite deferral of foreign earnings.

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 included the benefit of indefinite deferrals of foreign earnings of $6.3 million and $18.8 million, respectively. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 included the benefit of indefinite deferrals of foreign earnings of $17.5 million and $30.0 million, respectively.