Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 8. Income Taxes

Second quarter 2012 results included a provision for income taxes of $31.0 million, or 34.6% of income before tax, compared to $34.3 million, or 34.2% of income before tax, for the comparable period.

For the first half of 2012, the provision for income taxes was $56.8 million or 32.7% of income before tax, compared to $69.4 million or 35.8% of income before tax, for the first half of 2011. The first six months of 2012 included a discrete tax benefit of $3.4 million primarily related to state income taxes. The first six months of 2011 included a discrete tax charge of $2.7 million primarily related to foreign income taxes.