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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of pre-tax book income (loss)
The components of pre-tax book income (loss) consist of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
U.S.
$
(15.8
)
 
$
(39.7
)
 
$
26.8

Foreign 
(69.7
)
 
(30.9
)
 
28.6

Total 
$
(85.5
)
 
$
(70.6
)
 
$
55.4


Significant components of the income before income tax expense
Significant components of income tax expense consist of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal current expense (benefit)

 
0.0

 
$
(0.1
)
State current expense (benefit)
(0.1
)
 
(1.1
)
 
1.2

Foreign current expense
0.1

 
0.8

 
12.3

Total current expense (benefit)
(0.0
)
 
(0.3
)
 
13.4

Deferred:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. federal deferred benefit
(2.2
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(2.5
)
State deferred benefit
(0.2
)
 

 
(0.0
)
Foreign deferred tax expense (benefit)
(6.0
)
 
1.7

 
(3.3
)
Total deferred expense (benefit)
(8.4
)
 
0.1

 
(5.8
)
Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
(8.4
)
 
$
(0.2
)
 
$
7.6


Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate on income (loss)
A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate on income (loss) is as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Federal Statutory Rate
21.0
 %
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
Permanent differences
(13.1
)
 
(25.7
)
 
57.5

State taxes, net of Federal benefit
(0.1
)
 
3.5

 
(6.6
)
Rate change
(3.5
)
 
(0.6
)
 
370.5

Foreign earnings taxed at different rates than U.S.
(3.3
)
 
11.8

 
(40.5
)
Valuation allowance
72.8

 
81.2

 
(401.4
)
Transition tax

 
(13.8
)
 

Net operating loss expiration and remeasurement
(66.2
)
 
(75.8
)
 

Changes in uncertain tax reserves
1.2

 
(1.4
)
 
3.8

Other
1.0

 
0.1

 
(4.6
)
Effective tax rate
9.8
 %
 
0.3
 %
 
13.7
 %

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 are as follows:  
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Accrued postretirement benefit cost
$
39.3

 
$
40.3

Accrued liabilities
10.8

 
10.9

Share-based compensation
0.9

 
2.1

Goodwill

 
0.4

Net operating losses and tax credits
432.8

 
482.8

Foreign basis differences
15.0

 
13.5

Ravenswood retiree legal settlement
1.9

 
2.4

Other
2.8

 
1.9

Total deferred tax assets
503.5

 
554.3

Valuation allowance
(492.4
)
 
(552.5
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
11.1

 
$
1.8

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Derivatives
$
(3.5
)
 
$

Tax over financial statement depreciation
$
(102.4
)
 
(103.9
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(105.9
)
 
(103.9
)
Net deferred tax liability
$
(94.8
)
 
$
(102.1
)

Changes in valuation allowance
The changes in the valuation allowance are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Beginning balance, valuation allowance
$
552.5

 
$
607.8

 
$
839.1

Remeasurement of deferred tax assets
(41.6
)
 
(32.1
)
 
(205.2
)
Release of valuation allowance

 

 

Expiration of net operating losses
(10.8
)
 
(12.3
)
 

Other change in valuation allowance
(7.7
)
 
(11.0
)
 
(26.1
)
Ending balance, valuation allowance
$
492.4

 
$
552.5

 
$
607.8


Significant components of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
The significant components of our NOLs are as follows:
 
 
2019
 
2018
Federal (1)
$
1,519.9

 
$
1,470.4

State (2)
1,068.3

 
2,205.0

Foreign (3)
306.8

 
398.2


(1) 
The federal NOL begins to expire in 2028.
(2) 
The state NOLs begin to expire in 2027.
(3) 
The Icelandic NOL expires between 2020 and 2026; the Netherlands NOL begins to expire in 2022.
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest) is as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Balance as of January 1,  
$
9.5

 
$
8.4

 
$
6.4

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 
2.0

 
2.1

Decreases due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations
(1.3
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(0.1
)
Settlements 

 

 

Balance as of December 31,
$
8.2

 
$
9.5

 
$
8.4

Significant components of unrecognized tax positions
The components of our unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Unrecognized tax benefits - Temporary Differences
$
6.8

 
$
7.9

 
$
8.3

Other unrecognized tax benefits
1.4

 
1.6

 
0.1

Gross unrecognized tax benefits
$
8.2

 
$
9.5

 
$
8.4

 Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits
$

 
$
0.1

 
$