2.4.0.8114 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000060977duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00 <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong>8. Income Taxes</strong></div> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 24.5pt; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong> </strong></div> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The Company's effective tax rate was <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 36.8</font>% and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 24.1</font>% for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 34.0</font>% and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 24.7</font>% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The second quarter of 2013 included a discrete tax benefit of $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.3</font> million. The difference in the Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to statutory federal income tax rates was primarily due to a discrete tax benefit of $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.5</font> million, recorded in the first quarter of 2013, as the Company concluded certain U.S. federal income tax matters through the year ended December 31, 2009. The difference in the Company’s effective tax rate for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the statutory federal income tax rates was primarily due to reversal of valuation allowance against foreign tax credit carryovers in the amounts of $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.3</font> million and $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2.1</font> million, respectively.</div> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return, as well as returns required by various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities, including such major jurisdictions as the United States, France, Germany and the Netherlands. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations for years before 2009, state and local examinations for years before 2002, and non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2003.</div> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both;FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The Company’s effective tax rates in future periods could be affected by earnings being lower or higher than anticipated in countries where tax rates differ from the United States federal rate, the relative impact of permanent tax adjustments on higher or lower earnings from domestic operations, changes in net deferred tax asset valuation allowances, completion of acquisitions or divestitures, changes in tax rates or tax laws and the completion of tax audits.</div> </div> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph h -Article 4 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319 false0Income TaxesfalseIncome TaxesUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.lydall.com/role/IncomeTaxes12