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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate was 34.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 37.9% for the same period in 2012. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2013 included a net benefit of $0.7 million, compared to a net benefit of $0.3 million for the same period in 2012, related primarily to adjustments of prior year’s estimates and the expiration of statute of limitations for uncertain tax positions which reduced the Company's effective tax rates by approximately 4.3% and 2.0%, respectively.
The Company’s effective tax rate was 37.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 39.0% for the same period in 2012. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 included a net benefit of $0.7 million, compared to a net benefit of $0.5 million for the same period in 2012, related primarily to adjustments of prior year’s estimates and the expiration of statute of limitations for uncertain tax positions which reduced the Company's effective tax rates by approximately 1.7% and 1.2%, respectively.

The total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes, was approximately $0.7 million and $1.6 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, all of which would impact the Company's effective tax rate, if recognized. The expiration of the statute of limitations for certain tax positions in future years and expected settlement of certain tax audit issues could impact the total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits by $0.3 million through September 30, 2014.
The Company files U.S. federal, state and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. In 2011, the IRS initiated an examination of the Company’s federal tax returns for 2009 and 2010. The examination was finalized in the first quarter of 2013 and resulted in no adjustments. The 2011 to 2012 tax years remain subject to examination by federal authorities. In addition, certain income tax returns related to two of the Company’s recent acquisitions are still subject to examination by federal and state tax authorities for 2009 to 2012 tax years. The 2009 to 2012 tax years remain subject to examination by state tax authorities with the 2008 tax year still open for certain state tax authorities. The 2006 to 2012 tax years remain subject to examination by the tax authorities in Canada.