XML 54 R14.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8
Other Charges and Credits
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Other Charges and Credits [Abstract]  
Other Charges and Credits

5. Other Charges and Credits

Income tax adjustments – The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law on January 2, 2013. The bill includes the reinstatement of the provision which allows programmers to immediately expense production costs which are incurred in the United States. Since the legislation was not enacted until 2013, the impact of this provision was not recognized in our 2012 financial results and was reflected as a $4.1 million unfavorable discrete item in the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, our first quarter 2013 income tax provision includes other unfavorable tax adjustments totaling $3.7 million that are primarily attributed to income tax audit settlements.