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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes
9. Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $18.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $19.1 million for the same period of 2012. The effective tax rate was 41.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to 39.4% for the same period of 2012. This increase is largely due to the impact of foreign taxes.