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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] 
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state jurisdictions and various foreign jurisdictions. We have statutes of limitation open for federal income tax returns related to tax years 2007 through 2010. We have state income tax returns subject to examination primarily for tax years 2007 through 2010. Open tax years related to foreign jurisdictions, primarily the United Kingdom, remain subject to examination for the tax years 2007 through 2010.
Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.1 million. This is the result of the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. We believe the tax benefit recorded will be offset in future periods by a tax expense related to income reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was less than $0.1 million. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is 1.14%, which is primarily the result of valuation allowances against the net operating losses for the U.S.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, there were no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions.