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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was 12.5% which resulted in an income tax benefit of $0.5 million on a loss from operations of $3.6 million. This compares to 39.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, which resulted in a tax expense of $2.2 million on a profit from operations of $5.7 million. The low tax rate benefit this year, as compared to the U.S. statutory tax rate, is primarily a result of no tax benefit being realized on certain foreign net operating losses.
Due to the various jurisdictions in which the Company files tax returns and the uncertainty regarding the timing of the settlement of tax audits, it is possible that there could be significant changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits in 2014 but the amount cannot be estimated. There has been no material change in the Company's contingency reserve for the three months ended March 31, 2014.