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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Consolidated Income Before Provision for Income Taxes and Equity in Net Income of Affiliates and Components of Provision for Income Taxes

A summary of consolidated income before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates and the components of provision for income taxes is shown below (in millions):

For the year ended December 31,	2016				2015				2014
Consolidated income before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates:
Domestic	$	457.3			$	344.7			$	228.0
Foreign	881.0				686.8				559.4
	$	1,338.3			$	1,031.5			$	787.4
Domestic provision for income taxes:
Current provision	$	46.6			$	45.4			$	24.3
Deferred provision	99.2				55.0				47.0
Total domestic provision	145.8				100.4				71.3
Foreign provision for income taxes:
Current provision	220.0				191.5				155.1
Deferred provision (benefit)	4.4				(6.4		)		(105.0		)
Total foreign provision	224.4				185.1				50.1
Provision for income taxes	$	370.2			$	285.5			$	121.4

Summary of Difference Between Provision for Income Taxes Calculated at United States Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Consolidated Provision for Income Taxes

A summary of the differences between the provision for income taxes calculated at the United States federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and the consolidated provision for income taxes is shown below (in millions):

For the year ended December 31,	2016				2015				2014
Consolidated income before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates multiplied by the United States federal statutory income tax rate	$	468.4			$	361.0			$	275.6
Differences in income taxes on foreign earnings, losses and remittances	(43.9		)		(79.2		)		(47.8		)
Valuation allowance adjustments	(44.2		)		24.6				(74.2		)
Tax credits	(2.7		)		(5.7		)		(0.7		)
Tax audits and assessments	(1.8		)		0.7				(12.8		)
Other	(5.6		)		(15.9		)		(18.7		)
Provision for income taxes	$	370.2			$	285.5			$	121.4

Summary of Components of Net Deferred Income Tax Asset

A summary of the components of the net deferred income tax asset is shown below (in millions):

December 31,	2016				2015
Deferred income tax assets:
Tax loss carryforwards	$	485.1			$	559.8
Tax credit carryforwards	187.9				326.0
Retirement benefit plans	89.4				100.6
Accrued liabilities	158.2				131.8
Self-insurance reserves	8.4				7.8
Current asset basis differences	44.6				42.9
Long-term asset basis differences	(77.3		)		(88.6		)
Deferred compensation	57.3				58.0
Recoverable customer engineering, development and tooling	(6.9		)		(9.5		)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(62.4		)		(50.6		)
Derivative instruments and hedging activities	20.1				16.0
Other	0.6				1.9
	905.0				1,096.1
Valuation allowance	(445.6		)		(495.7		)
Net deferred income tax asset	$	459.4			$	600.4

Classification of Net Deferred Income Tax Asset

The classification of the net deferred income tax asset is shown below (in millions):

December 31,	2016				2015
Long-term deferred income tax assets	$	504.4			$	646.0
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities	(45.0		)		(45.6		)
Net deferred income tax asset	$	459.4			$	600.4

Summary of Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A summary of the changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits is shown below (in millions):

For the year ended December 31,	2016				2015				2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	30.4			$	39.7			$	45.2
Additions based on tax positions related to current year	4.0				5.0				5.6
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years	(0.9		)		(0.2		)		(1.8		)
Settlements	—				(12.3		)		(6.5		)
Statute expirations	(2.9		)		(0.6		)		—
Foreign currency translation	(1.1		)		(1.2		)		(2.8		)
Balance at end of period	$	29.5			$	30.4			$	39.7

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