Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

NOTE 19 – Income Taxes

Our effective rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was 41.3% compared to 38.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change in the effective tax rate is due to an increase in our state tax rate and losses incurred at a lower tax rate in foreign jurisdictions during the three months ended March 31, 2012, combined with the reduction of the valuation allowance, which lowered our effective tax rate during the comparable period in 2011.