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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 3: INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company's effective tax rate was 78.1% and 39.2%, respectively, and was determined based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate.

The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were higher than what would have been expected if the federal statutory rate were applied to income before taxes.  Items increasing the effective income tax rate included the change in the valuation allowances associated with certain foreign deferred tax assets, and the unfavorable rate differences from foreign jurisdictions.