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Income Taxes
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Jun. 30, 2012
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9. Income Taxes Income tax expense of $34.2 million and $36.1 million was recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was 38.9% for both periods, and differed from the federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily as a result of the recapture of deductions for qualified domestic production activities under Section 199 of the IRC as a function of loss carrybacks to prior years. Income tax expense of $29.8 million and $40.0 million was recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was 35.1% and 35.2%, respectively, which approximated the federal statutory rate. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we did not have any unrecognized tax benefit recorded. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had a valuation allowance related to state net operating losses. The realization of these assets depends on recognition of sufficient future taxable income in specific tax jurisdictions in which those temporary differences or net operating losses are deductible. The tax years from 2008 through 2011 remain open to examination by the tax jurisdictions to which we are subject. |
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- Definition
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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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