Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     Income tax expense from continuing operations was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Income tax expense	$	22,540		$	784		$	35,346		$	61,559
Effective tax rate		40.4	%		22.8	%		43.7	%		38.6	%