The provision for income tax expense was estimated as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2016      2015      2014  

Estimated current income taxes:

        

U.S. federal

   $ 1.8      $ 3.0      $ 1.6  

Foreign

     8.6        5.4        6.3  

U.S. state and local

     1.8        2.1        (0.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current

     12.2        10.5        7.7  

Deferred income tax expense (credit), net:

        

U.S. federal

     106.6        89.7        125.6  

Foreign

     0.3        (0.1      (0.3

U.S. state and local

     7.3        6.4        6.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Deferred

     114.2        96.0        131.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

   $ 126.4      $ 106.5      $ 139.5