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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company’s 2012 income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was 35.3% compared to 21.5% and 30.4%, respectively, for the same periods last year. The Company's third quarter 2011 effective tax rate was favorably impacted by discrete tax items totaling $29.7 million which consisted of a favorable settlement of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit for tax years 2005 through 2008 and a favorable change in Wisconsin income tax law associated with certain net operating losses, partially offset by increases in certain income tax reserves.