Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Taxes	4 Income Taxes For the first nine months of 2014, the effective tax rate was 30.8%, compared with an effective tax rate of 27.8% in the first nine months of 2013. In the first nine months of 2014, the net impact of discrete tax items caused a 0.4% increase to the effective tax rate. The net impact of discrete tax items in the first nine months of 2013 caused a 0.5% decrease to the effective tax rate. The Company files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction, various state jurisdictions and foreign jurisdictions. At any given time, the Company is undergoing tax audits in several tax jurisdictions covering multiple years. The Company is effectively no longer subject to income tax examination by the U.S. Federal tax authorities for years prior to 2009. In addition, with few exceptions, the Company is also no longer subject to income tax examination by U.S. state and local and non-U.S. tax authorities for years prior to 2005. The Company is undergoing tax audits in several jurisdictions covering multiple years. As of September 30, 2014 the Company is not aware of any proposed income tax adjustments resulting from those tax examinations that would have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The conclusion of such audits could result in additional increases or decreases to unrecognized tax benefits in some future period or periods. During the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a net increase of $0.4 million to income tax reserves for unrecognized tax benefits based on tax positions related to the current and prior years, including accruing additional interest related to unrecognized tax benefits of prior years. Of the total unrecognized tax benefits of $23.2 million recorded at September 30, 2014, $5.2 million is classified as current tax payable and $18.0 million is classified as non-current tax payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

4 Income Taxes

For the first nine months of 2014, the effective tax rate was 30.8%, compared with an effective tax rate of 27.8% in the first nine months of 2013. In the first nine months of 2014, the net impact of discrete tax items caused a 0.4% increase to the effective tax rate. The net impact of discrete tax items in the first nine months of 2013 caused a 0.5% decrease to the effective tax rate.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction, various state jurisdictions and foreign jurisdictions. At any given time, the Company is undergoing tax audits in several tax jurisdictions covering multiple years. The Company is effectively no longer subject to income tax examination by the U.S. Federal tax authorities for years prior to 2009. In addition, with few exceptions, the Company is also no longer subject to income tax examination by U.S. state and local and non-U.S. tax authorities for years prior to 2005.

The Company is undergoing tax audits in several jurisdictions covering multiple years. As of September 30, 2014 the Company is not aware of any proposed income tax adjustments resulting from those tax examinations that would have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The conclusion of such audits could result in additional increases or decreases to unrecognized tax benefits in some future period or periods.

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a net increase of $0.4 million to income tax reserves for unrecognized tax benefits based on tax positions related to the current and prior years, including accruing additional interest related to unrecognized tax benefits of prior years. Of the total unrecognized tax benefits of $23.2 million recorded at September 30, 2014, $5.2 million is classified as current tax payable and $18.0 million is classified as non-current tax payable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.