2.4.0.8061300 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1false falsefalsec20130101to20130630http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000766561duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Taxes [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Note 13. Income Taxes</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">The effective income tax rate from operations for the second quarter of 2013 and 2012 was 40.3% and 40.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate from operations differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">As of June 30, 2013, we had unrecognized tax benefits totaling $218,000 (net of tax) excluding interest. The amount of the unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would affect the effective income tax rates of future periods is $199,000. Due to expirations of statute of limitations, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will not decrease during the next 12 months.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">We file consolidated income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and combined or separate income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. 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