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Income Tax Expense Level 1 (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
INCOME TAX EXPENSE [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were 24.8% and 14.0%, respectively.  Included in the three months ended March 31, 2011 is the reversal of $10.4 million in tax liabilities provided over the period of 2007-2010 as a result of audits of prior year returns offset by $3.7 million in other discrete items.

The change in income tax expense also reflects the change in activity levels among jurisdictions with different tax rates.