Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of income tax benefit (provision)

The following summarizes our income tax benefit (provision) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Total current income tax benefit (provision)	$	53,587		$	(12,055	)	$	51,408		$	(17,408	)
Total deferred income tax provision		(21,827	)		(5,170	)		(28,700	)		(35,599	)
Total income tax benefit (provision)		31,760			(17,225	)		22,708			(53,007	)
Income tax provision included in income from discontinued operations		(4,856	)		(1,797	)		(16,449	)		(25,628	)
Income tax benefit (provision) on income from continuing operations	$	36,616		$	(15,428	)	$	39,157		$	(27,379	)

Summary of uncertain tax positions included in income tax provision

The following summarizes amounts for uncertain tax positions (“UTPs”) included in our income tax benefit (provision) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Current benefit (provision) for UTPs	$	52,934		$	(12,004	)	$	51,021		$	(14,483	)
Deferred (provision) benefit for UTPs		(7,084	)		12,236			(6,646	)		16,503
Total income tax benefit for UTPs		45,850			232			44,375			2,020
(Provision) benefit for UTPs included in income from discontinued operations		(1,111	)		1,266			(3,228	)		2,159
Benefit (provision) for UTPs on income from continuing operations	$	46,961		$	(1,034	)	$	47,603		$	(139	)

Summary of Changes to Company's Liabilities for UTPs

The following summarizes the changes to our liabilities for UTPs included in long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Liabilities for UTPs:
Opening balance — January 1	$	139,916		$	122,857
Current (benefit) provision for:
Unrecognized tax benefits		(587	)		12,821
Potential additional interest		4,632			4,431
Potential penalty adjustment		(374	)		1,872
Statute expirations		(54,690	)		(1,382	)
Tax settlements		—			(3,259	)
Ending balance — September 30	$	88,897		$	137,340