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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company's effective income tax rate was 37.9% and 54.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 37.2% and 35.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 
For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company's effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes. The decrease in the 2014 effective tax rate was primarily attributable to a lower rate impact of state tax credits due to the increase in income before income taxes in 2014 and the benefit recorded to reflect a reduction in the Company’s expected annual effective tax rate relative to a small pre-tax loss for the three months ended September 30, 2013.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company's effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes. The increase in the 2014 effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to a lower rate impact of state tax credits due to the increase in income before income taxes.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to review by domestic and foreign taxing authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). In general, the Company is no longer subject to audit by the IRS for tax years through 2010 and state, local or foreign taxing authorities for tax years through 2008. Various other taxing authorities are in the process of auditing income tax returns of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company does not anticipate that any adjustments from the audits would have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.