.6 associated with losses from transactions and a tax election in a non-u.s . subsidiary . refer to note 10 , goodwill , and note 23 , income taxes , to the consolidated financial statements for additional information . on a non-gaap basis , the effective tax rate was 24.2% ( 24.2 % ) and 24.1% ( 24.1 % ) in 2015 and 2014 , respectively . discontinued operations on 29 march 2016 , the board of directors approved the company 2019s exit of its energy-from-waste ( efw ) business