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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 14 Income Taxes

Effective Income Tax Rate and Income Tax Provision

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 18.2%. Our effective income tax rate benefited from a favorable earnings mix with earnings in jurisdictions with lower tax rates.  The Company also recorded net discrete benefits of $8 million, including $3 million related to repatriation strategies and $4 million for releases of certain reserves due to the expiration of the statute of limitations and settlements with taxing authorities. The reserves are primarily related to positions recorded at the time of the Diversey acquisition.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 25.9%. Our effective income tax rate benefited from a favorable earnings mix with earnings in jurisdictions with low tax rates.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not make a material change to our unrecognized tax benefits other than those disclosed above. We have not changed our policy with regard to the reporting of penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits.