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Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 9. Income Taxes Our effective income tax rate was 31.2% and 26.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in our effective rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of the prior year was primarily related to the U.S. research and development (R&D) tax credit. During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, legislation in the U.S. retroactively allowed the R&D tax credit for all of 2012 and extended the credit through the year ended December 31, 2013. Because this legislation was enacted during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the full benefit of the credit related to the prior years’ activities was recognized within that quarter, lowering our effective tax rate significantly in that period. As of January 1, 2014, the R&D tax credit again expired, increasing our effective tax rate in the period ended March 31, 2014.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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