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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company calculates an effective income tax rate each quarter based upon forecasted annual income by jurisdiction, statutory tax rates and other tax-related items. The impact of discrete items is recognized in the interim period in which they occur.
The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 47.5% and 46.8%, respectively. The rates for both periods were unfavorably impacted by losses in foreign jurisdictions on which no tax benefit has been recognized and reductions to deferred tax assets for share-based compensation grants that expired with no corresponding tax benefit.