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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | $ 1.7 |  |
Tax positions taken in current year | 0.0 | $ 0.1 | $ 0.0
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation | 16.9 | 13.9 |
Income Tax Refunds | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.9
Income Taxes Paid | 16.0 | 3.7 | $ 6.8
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards | (137.3) | (134.0) |
Valuation Allowance, Amount | $ 56.1 | $ 32.3 |
U.S. Federal tax rate | (35.00%) | (35.00%) | (35.00%)
Continuing operations tax benefit | $ (2.7) | $ (27.2) | $ 41.1
Effective tax rate (%) | (3.00%) | (27.00%) | 19.00%
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings | $ 49.3 |  |
State and local income taxes | (2.00%) | (2.00%) | 2.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments | 2.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Uncertain tax positions | (4.00%) | 1.00% | 0.00%
Valuation allowance | 31.00% | 10.00% | (12.00%)
Income Taxes Receivable | $ 2.0 | $ 1.4 |
Foreign tax rate |  |  |
Effect of foreign tax rates / foreign exhchange | 13.00% | 5.00% | (3.00%)
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss) |  |  |
Effect of foreign tax rates / foreign exhchange | (8.00%) | (6.00%) | (3.00%)

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