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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company's forecasted effective tax rate at September 30, 2013 was 32.9%, a (4.5)% decrease from the 37.4% effective tax rate recorded at December 31, 2012. The forecasted effective tax rate of 32.9% excludes jurisdictions for which no benefit from forecasted current year losses is anticipated. Including losses from such jurisdictions results in a forecasted effective tax rate of 37.8%. Our forecasted effective tax rate could fluctuate significantly on a quarterly basis and could change to the extent that earnings, in countries with tax rates that differ from that of the U.S., differ from amounts anticipated at September 30, 2013.

After discrete benefit of $417, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was 31.0%. The discrete benefit is primarily attributable to the recognition in 2013 of U.S. research and development credit pertaining to 2012.