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

6.  Income Taxes

 

Our effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 29.5% and 33.2%, respectively.  Our 2013 three-month period effective income tax rate was favorably impacted from the settlement of certain tax matters.