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Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate
                                 
    For the Three Months     For the Six Months  
    Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Statutory rate

    35.0     35.0     35.0     35.0

State taxes

    0.8       0.4       0.8       1.4  

Taxes on foreign earnings

    (7.6     (7.3     (7.9     (6.3

Credits and net operating loss utilization

    (3.9     (4.1     (3.8     (3.1

Purchased intangible assets

    1.1       1.4       1.1       1.4  

Permanent items

    (2.4     (1.1     (3.1     (1.2

Contingent consideration

    0.6             0.4        

Other

    0.2       (0.5     0.2       (1.5
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

    23.8     23.8     22.7     25.7