The components of the income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations were as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current expense
 
 
 
 
 
Federal and other
$
0.7

 
$
2.1

 
$
1.6

Foreign
22.9

 
16.0

 
23.2

Total current income tax expense
23.6

 
18.1

 
24.8

Deferred expense
 
 
 
 
 
Federal and other
3.5

 
22.8

 
15.4

Foreign
2.5

 
4.6

 
5.2

Total deferred income tax expense
6.0

 
27.4

 
20.6

Total income tax expense
$
29.6

 
$
45.5

 
$
45.4