Provision for Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes

Note 7 – Provision for income taxes:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2011			2012
	(In thousands)
Expected tax expense, at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35%	$	4,115		$	2,291
Non–U.S. tax rates		(876	)		(407	)
Incremental tax on earnings of non-U.S. companies		2,742			878
State income taxes and other, net		154			167
Total income tax expense	$	6,135		$	2,929

In the first six months of 2011, we recognized a $2.1 million provision for deferred income taxes related to the undistributed earnings of our Canadian subsidiary attributable to the 2011 $7.5 million patent litigation settlement gain.