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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(13)  Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate was 21.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 15.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

Tax years 2009 to 2012 remain subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The Company has utilized a portion of its U.S. loss carryforwards covering the years 1997 through 2008.  Should the Company utilize any of its remaining losses, which date back to 2003, these would be subject to examination. The Company files income tax returns (which are open to examination beginning in the year shown in parentheses) in France (2006), Germany (2008), Japan (2007), Korea (2010), Italy (2007), Switzerland (2007), the United Kingdom (2009), the Netherlands (2007), India (2012) and Australia (2008).