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Income Taxes | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes We determine our interim tax provision using an Estimated Annual Effective Tax Rate methodology (“EAETR”) in accordance with GAAP. The EAETR is applied to the year-to-date ordinary income, exclusive of discrete items. The tax effects of discrete items are then included to arrive at the total reported interim tax provision. The determination of the EAETR is based upon a number of estimates, including the estimated annual pretax ordinary income in each tax jurisdiction in which we operate. As our projections of ordinary income change throughout the year, the EAETR will change period-to-period. The tax effects of discrete items are recognized in the tax provision in the period they occur in accordance with GAAP. Depending on various factors, such as the item’s significance in relation to total income and the rate of tax applicable in the jurisdiction to which it relates, discrete items in any quarter can materially impact the reported effective tax rate. As a global enterprise, our tax expense can be impacted by changes in tax rates or laws, the finalization of tax audits and reviews, as well as other factors. As such, there can be significant volatility in interim tax provisions. The below chart provides a reconciliation between our reported effective tax rate and the EAETR.
| Three Months Ended September 30
| 2016 |  | 2015
(in Millions) | Before Tax |  | Tax | Effective Tax Rate % Impact |  | Before Tax |  | Tax | Effective Tax Rate % Impact
Continuing operations | $ | 95.2 |  |  | $ | 12.6 |  | 13.2 | % |  | $ | (19.7 | ) |  | $ | (25.1 | ) | 127.4 | %
Discrete items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related charges (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
Currency remeasurement (2) | 8.1 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |
Other discrete items (3) | (1.3 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 48.7 |  |  | 5.0 |  |
Tax only discrete items (4) | — |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 19.0 |  |
Total discrete items | $ | 6.8 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  |  | $ | 50.9 |  |  | $ | 21.9 |  |
Continuing operations, before discrete items | $ | 102.0 |  |  | $ | 19.6 |  |  |  | $ | 31.2 |  |  | $ | (3.2 | ) |
Quarterly effect of changes in the EAETR (5) |  |  |  | 19.2 | % |  |  |  |  | (10.3 | )%
| Nine Months Ended September 30
| 2016 |  | 2015
(in Millions) | Before Tax |  | Tax | Effective Tax Rate % Impact |  | Before Tax |  | Tax | Effective Tax Rate % Impact
Continuing operations | $ | 285.7 |  |  | $ | 75.5 |  | 26.4 | % |  | $ | (54.0 | ) |  | $ | (56.4 | ) | 104.4 | %
Discrete items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related charges (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 211.7 |  |  | 77.8 |  |  |
Currency remeasurement (2) | 15.3 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  |  | 26.2 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |
Other discrete items (3) | 100.4 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  |  | 84.1 |  |  | 14.2 |  |  |
Tax only discrete items (4) | — |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 19.9 |  |  |
Total discrete items | $ | 115.7 |  |  | $ | 7.2 |  |  |  |  | $ | 322.0 |  |  | $ | 113.7 |  |  |
Continuing operations, before discrete items | $ | 401.4 |  |  | $ | 82.7 |  |  |  | $ | 268.0 |  |  | $ | 57.3 |  |
Year-to-date effect of changes in the EAETR (5) |  |  |  | 20.6 | % |  |  |  |  | 21.4 | %
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(1) | Due to the nature of acquisition-related charges incurred during 2016, these charges are not treated discretely in accordance with GAAP. As such, the amounts differ from total acquisition-related charges as presented in Note 3. Acquisition-related charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are primarily taxed at domestic tax rates resulting in a material tax benefit. The acquisition-related charges are comprised of legal and professional fees and a loss incurred from hedging activity associated with the purchase price of Cheminova. See Note 3 for more information. As noted in footnote (2), below, hedge gains or losses are accounted for discretely for GAAP purposes.
(2) | Represents transaction gains or losses for currency remeasurement offset by associated hedge gains or losses, both of which are accounted for discretely in accordance with GAAP. Certain transaction gains or losses are considered non-taxable permanent items, while offsetting hedge gains or losses are taxable.
(3) | In accordance with GAAP, subsidiaries for which a full valuation allowance has been provided generally are not accounted for as a component of the EAETR. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Other discrete items component of the EAETR reconciliation primarily relates to the discrete accounting for these pretax losses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Other discrete items primarily related to certain restructuring and other charges.
(4) | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 tax only discrete items is comprised primarily of the tax effect of currency remeasurement associated with foreign statutory operations, changes in uncertain tax and interest liabilities, and changes in prior year estimates of subsidiary tax liabilities. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, this component was comprised primarily of currency remeasurement associated with foreign statutory operations and changes in realizability or measurement of certain deferred tax assets.
(5) | The decrease in the EAETR for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is primarily driven by lower current year projected domestic earnings and domestic tax legislation enacted during the fourth quarter of 2015, which decreased the amount of projected domestic tax expense. The increase in the EAETR for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is primarily driven by changes in market conditions experienced by our FMC Agricultural Solutions segment in Brazil that significantly impacted the EAETR for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

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